// where your body hears the words of the sun //
She nearly responded to the first quip, and then ceased when Koa’s laughter rang through, and the interpretation was to be humor. Lena didn’t think any less of Anju for what she’d done – she just didn’t know what to do with all of it, and the inquiries both Dragoons had asked in their last meeting had left her still in the dark. Maybe that was for the best, in the lines of ignorance was bliss, but it didn’t make her feel much better about the situation. “Of course you will,” she opted instead, for how much was known of the Captain, and how enduring, formidable, and tough she was. “And if something is…off, we can figure things out.” With a firm nod to follow, as if signifying everything would be fine, no matter the outcome.
As for Mittens and Pipsqueak, the Caretaker heaved a sigh and shook her head. “Probably best to head home for now anyway.” With a brief summoning through their bond, the abominable snowball growled, but adhered to the request with a roll of its eyes and one last massive launch that would leave them all with snowflakes riddled all around them. Her gaze went back to Koa, with a gentle, encouraging smile wrapped along her features. “Good luck. Let me know how things go, okay?”
From there, they could part ways, heading through known portions and into the follies of ongoing strife.
{FIN}
As for Mittens and Pipsqueak, the Caretaker heaved a sigh and shook her head. “Probably best to head home for now anyway.” With a brief summoning through their bond, the abominable snowball growled, but adhered to the request with a roll of its eyes and one last massive launch that would leave them all with snowflakes riddled all around them. Her gaze went back to Koa, with a gentle, encouraging smile wrapped along her features. “Good luck. Let me know how things go, okay?”
From there, they could part ways, heading through known portions and into the follies of ongoing strife.
{FIN}
Lena
// spoken in the voices of trees //
