every bait and switch was a work of art
With a small smile that elegantly twisted her lips, the goddess gave no direct reply. Her mirth fell away quickly, though, far too heavy to bear in light of all that she'd already endured, and so it was with a soft sigh that she met the demigod's gaze. "Looks can be deceiving." She murmured softly, drawing her knees up slightly before fussing over a fold of her gown, forcing it to lay just so.
"I fear for us all." Looking down into her hands, the goddess gives a small shake of her head. Returning had nearly killed her, while the warning she'd tried to give had nearly killed Ronin. That on its own would have caused concern in the goddess, but already the wickedness she'd nearly given her life to prevent, was spreading across Caido. "Dark times are ahead, Noah. You must be a light that shines in Vi's stead, that no one else might have to feel the fear that we do." The other demigods, those closest to the Foresaken would know the truth, but for the rest of Caido? "We can carry their fear for them. We must." For that was what it was to follow in Vi's footsteps. To bear the worst of it, with a smile.
Looks, as Safrin had said, could be deceiving and perhaps sometimes they had to be.
"I fear for us all." Looking down into her hands, the goddess gives a small shake of her head. Returning had nearly killed her, while the warning she'd tried to give had nearly killed Ronin. That on its own would have caused concern in the goddess, but already the wickedness she'd nearly given her life to prevent, was spreading across Caido. "Dark times are ahead, Noah. You must be a light that shines in Vi's stead, that no one else might have to feel the fear that we do." The other demigods, those closest to the Foresaken would know the truth, but for the rest of Caido? "We can carry their fear for them. We must." For that was what it was to follow in Vi's footsteps. To bear the worst of it, with a smile.
Looks, as Safrin had said, could be deceiving and perhaps sometimes they had to be.
you're the one prize i'd cheat to win
