NIKI
He waits for it - for the wince, or the cringe, or the polite understanding that thinly veils her sudden desire to get out of his company. And he thinks it comes from her one word (sound?) answer, only as Niki glances up and tugs his sleeves back down, Flora is offering for him to keep the mageglass. Blinking at her and then down at the bracelet, he shakes his head gently, though not because he doesn't desperately want to experiment with it.
"Even now, using my magic can take quite a lot out of me. If I were to amplify it, I daresay I would risk hurting myself in the process," he explains. "But thank you for the offer. It is very kind of you." More than he can say, in truth.
Then, of course, Niki sits back to be schooled on the meaning of flowers and Flora's name and how the hydrangea fits in with the engraving. His blue eyes widen almost comically, the boy nodding along as if trying very hard to tie together all the explanations she gives, looking from the bracelet to her hands and to her face again. "I think..." he says with exaggerated slowness, "I might... no. I have lost it. What was the first part again?"
Grinning and seeming happy to drop the act if only to save Flora's breath, he gestures to the design. "You are very good at that," he says. "It can be difficult to make an engraving on something so small."
"Even now, using my magic can take quite a lot out of me. If I were to amplify it, I daresay I would risk hurting myself in the process," he explains. "But thank you for the offer. It is very kind of you." More than he can say, in truth.
Then, of course, Niki sits back to be schooled on the meaning of flowers and Flora's name and how the hydrangea fits in with the engraving. His blue eyes widen almost comically, the boy nodding along as if trying very hard to tie together all the explanations she gives, looking from the bracelet to her hands and to her face again. "I think..." he says with exaggerated slowness, "I might... no. I have lost it. What was the first part again?"
Grinning and seeming happy to drop the act if only to save Flora's breath, he gestures to the design. "You are very good at that," he says. "It can be difficult to make an engraving on something so small."
stay your pretty eyes on course
keep the memories of who i was before
keep the memories of who i was before
