Maea
The worst of all blessings
She didn't stand around and wait for his judgement. Of course, that didn't mean she didn't care what he thought; his silence while processing her explanation seemed to drag on for hours and she'd combed through a good section of riverbank by the time Liam spoke up again.
Turning to face him, her expression was difficult to decipher. Gratitude mingled with relief, juxtaposed against something slightly bitter in the cast of her mouth. If anything, she looked tired; a wan figure void of the vibrant color that thrived all around them, slightly too small for the elaborate dress she had decided to wear.
"Trying is all I can do," she agreed, in a sober tone. "When given a chance. It takes two sides to mend a bridge, however. There's only so much my willingness can do, by itself." Gazing off into the cool shade beneath the trees for a while, she eventually shrugged again and made an effort to cast off her intrusive thoughts.
"You said you'd never really been anywhere, right? Where would you like to go, if you end up traveling someday?" she asked him, turning the topic back to his plans and dreams. Hers may be in hold, but Liam had nothing so solid to hold him back.
Turning to face him, her expression was difficult to decipher. Gratitude mingled with relief, juxtaposed against something slightly bitter in the cast of her mouth. If anything, she looked tired; a wan figure void of the vibrant color that thrived all around them, slightly too small for the elaborate dress she had decided to wear.
"Trying is all I can do," she agreed, in a sober tone. "When given a chance. It takes two sides to mend a bridge, however. There's only so much my willingness can do, by itself." Gazing off into the cool shade beneath the trees for a while, she eventually shrugged again and made an effort to cast off her intrusive thoughts.
"You said you'd never really been anywhere, right? Where would you like to go, if you end up traveling someday?" she asked him, turning the topic back to his plans and dreams. Hers may be in hold, but Liam had nothing so solid to hold him back.
The most beautiful of curses
Base by Skylark
