Maea
The worst of all blessings
Closing her eyes for a moment, all she could do was try to breathe. The tremor was in her whole body now, though why it was there at all the couldn't tell. Maea felt so very calm. Crystal clear, like her mind had become suspended half an inch outside her body.
One week. It was nothing, really, nött nearly enough time to sort anything out... But then, as Flora added to her ultimatum, it suddenly didn't matter. Vi's Roses? Rae's Lilies? That was... not impossible. It was something she could do. It was a sliver of hope, the barest glint of light at the end of a tunnel. Looking up to find herself face to chest with the Doubletake, Maea craned her neck back to meet the woman's stormy gaze.
"Deal," she accepted, surprised by how serene her own voice sounded. And determined. "I leave in one week. And I'll not return until I find one of those flowers." It was better than nothing. She had been given a chance; one, singular. She would not waste it. "Thank you." Believe it or not, but she was actually grateful. A little bit. Probably at the end of the day, when she had calmed down, she would be more so.
One week. It was nothing, really, nött nearly enough time to sort anything out... But then, as Flora added to her ultimatum, it suddenly didn't matter. Vi's Roses? Rae's Lilies? That was... not impossible. It was something she could do. It was a sliver of hope, the barest glint of light at the end of a tunnel. Looking up to find herself face to chest with the Doubletake, Maea craned her neck back to meet the woman's stormy gaze.
"Deal," she accepted, surprised by how serene her own voice sounded. And determined. "I leave in one week. And I'll not return until I find one of those flowers." It was better than nothing. She had been given a chance; one, singular. She would not waste it. "Thank you." Believe it or not, but she was actually grateful. A little bit. Probably at the end of the day, when she had calmed down, she would be more so.
The most beautiful of curses
Base by Skylark
