my hallelujah

NIKI

Watching the water bloom to life between Sunjata's fingers and wishing that it wasn't the middle of the night so he might see it more clearly, the boy is nevertheless fascinated, watching the ribbon of liquid twist and warp and dance before it scatters off into the undergrowth in a fine shower. "That is amazing," he says openly, his mediocre talents seeming like nothing in the face of such raw power. Glancing back towards the Flood, there's a polite smile on his face and a response on his tongue that is momentarily halted by the way his name sounds on the other man's lips, and he merely nods instead.

"I suppose when you put it like that, no it is not," he admits, the lights of the Sidhe Village burning ever brighter as they close the distance, but before they are quite upon it, Niki nods to the left where a less obvious but still walkable trail hangs off through the woods. The going is slow, likely even more so with Sunjata's long legs, but Niki can only apologise for that. "I did only offer the couch," he says dryly, the hint of a smirk on his face despite the flush to his cheeks. "And you are lucky that there is only room for one on it, so I think you are safe."

Up ahead in the distance, a single lamp can be seen burning on the doorstep to a surprisingly large, dark building, half overtaken by moss and roots. "This is it," Niki announces.

my body's on the line now; I can't fight this time now
I can feel the light shine on my face

Code blatently stolen from queen of codes, Sky!