Thalassa
Sometimes you have to
burn yourself to the ground
burn yourself to the ground
Leaning against her own stone, Thal crossed her legs. She wasn't overly invested in the conversation, but Lena might prove to have useful information, so she kept her attention on the wandering gaze of the woman. The diligent notes she'd shown and the scanning sweep of her brown eyes gave Thal a good idea of her perceptiveness. So when Lena commented about the anticipated decline of Hak Etme, the words had weight to them. Sighing, she said, "Me either, but maybe now it will happen later than it would have."
The sentiments felt too far away from her own capabilities and her shoulders came up in a shrug of mock indifference. In all honestly, she didn't know what to think or how to deal with the powerlessness that lingered within. Instead of processing the emotion, she ignored it, putting up walls and seeking control through coordinating chaos. "Perhaps we should give them a little more of a challenge." Her smile was sharp and suggestive, flames flickering in her blue eyes. If Thal was going to watch the world crumble around her, she wanted to play a part in its destruction, or bring the culprits down with her.
Although Thal didn't have a lot of close relations, she had a larger network of sailors than one might expect. When they called the ocean waves their home they had to make their own community, watching each other's backs when they didn't have anyone else. There was an unspoken pact amongst them that made it easy to bargain for information. But was she willing to share that with an outsider? Not quite willing to make the commitment, Thal nodded her head. "I'll keep my ears open." Whether she would pass it on to Lena was yet to be determined.
The sentiments felt too far away from her own capabilities and her shoulders came up in a shrug of mock indifference. In all honestly, she didn't know what to think or how to deal with the powerlessness that lingered within. Instead of processing the emotion, she ignored it, putting up walls and seeking control through coordinating chaos. "Perhaps we should give them a little more of a challenge." Her smile was sharp and suggestive, flames flickering in her blue eyes. If Thal was going to watch the world crumble around her, she wanted to play a part in its destruction, or bring the culprits down with her.
Although Thal didn't have a lot of close relations, she had a larger network of sailors than one might expect. When they called the ocean waves their home they had to make their own community, watching each other's backs when they didn't have anyone else. There was an unspoken pact amongst them that made it easy to bargain for information. But was she willing to share that with an outsider? Not quite willing to make the commitment, Thal nodded her head. "I'll keep my ears open." Whether she would pass it on to Lena was yet to be determined.
before you can rise
like a phoenix from the ashes.
like a phoenix from the ashes.
