// where your body hears the words of the sun //
The Caretaker returned to the loam, striving to keep herself busy while the emotions waged from the Dragoon. Dirt and soil maneuvered under her graceful poise, until she had a wide enough portion to bury the seed within. She clutched it for an instant instead, as if pouring heartfelt sentiments into its gilded sanction, eyes watching as he seemingly shrugged everything away and off.
And then she supposed the only change was the influx of sudden and molten betrayal; even if it wasn’t exactly those edges and fringes. “Nothing has ever been simple,” she reassured, casting a glance his way before looking down at the earth again. Rotating the pod through her fingers, she frowned. “Everything will have to be less overt, and hopefully we can gain information somewhere.” Trying to alter the subject to a means in which they’d be productive, she looked at him again, a smile spreading across her features despite the heavy blows. “I feel like we don’t get much because of where we live,” perhaps people didn’t trust them, or thought the wisdom would flicker and flow straight to Dahlia. “But there must be a way. They cannot be so powerful that nothing can hurt or hinder them.”
And then she supposed the only change was the influx of sudden and molten betrayal; even if it wasn’t exactly those edges and fringes. “Nothing has ever been simple,” she reassured, casting a glance his way before looking down at the earth again. Rotating the pod through her fingers, she frowned. “Everything will have to be less overt, and hopefully we can gain information somewhere.” Trying to alter the subject to a means in which they’d be productive, she looked at him again, a smile spreading across her features despite the heavy blows. “I feel like we don’t get much because of where we live,” perhaps people didn’t trust them, or thought the wisdom would flicker and flow straight to Dahlia. “But there must be a way. They cannot be so powerful that nothing can hurt or hinder them.”
Lena
// spoken in the voices of trees //
