a ship is safe in harbor
but that's not what ships are for
but that's not what ships are for
Lena’s innocence could be debated; she’d certainly seen enough in her short life. War. Bloodshed. Ruin. Death. It was the choices she made that might’ve seemed naïve and unsullied – but in retrospect it was simply because she didn’t want anyone else to experience the pain and agony of such horrible cataclysms. And while she couldn’t protect every single living being, she certainly gave it her all – through action, kindness, and compassion. A different track, when it came to living in Caido.
Even now, when the gourds could be easily vanquished, she’d much prefer to steer them out of the gardens and into someplace more hospitable. Whether or not her own influence ensured Astaroth refrained from mangling wasn’t anything she’d conclude; far too busy pressing her paws into the stony paths and chasing down renegade pumpkins. She gave another twitch of her tail as they bent around more tourists, who either had the good sense not to scream, or remained wholly unbothered by it all.
The pack of vampire beasts grumbled and screeched at the fyrhund far more than her, but it didn’t matter – they were moving along. The Celestine’s entrance unfurled up ahead, and if they could just get them around the large swaths and groups, they’d be in the clear.
Even now, when the gourds could be easily vanquished, she’d much prefer to steer them out of the gardens and into someplace more hospitable. Whether or not her own influence ensured Astaroth refrained from mangling wasn’t anything she’d conclude; far too busy pressing her paws into the stony paths and chasing down renegade pumpkins. She gave another twitch of her tail as they bent around more tourists, who either had the good sense not to scream, or remained wholly unbothered by it all.
The pack of vampire beasts grumbled and screeched at the fyrhund far more than her, but it didn’t matter – they were moving along. The Celestine’s entrance unfurled up ahead, and if they could just get them around the large swaths and groups, they’d be in the clear.
Lena
