// I tried to scream but my head was underwater //
Unaware of the former queen's doubts about her suitability on a throne, Maea lost herself in counting steps and thinking of other starlit views she might recommend. Torchline from the deck of a ship, where the lights from the coast and the still ocean reflected light Endlessly, until you couldn't tell where ocean ended and sky began. Or perhaps a clear evening in the Meadowreach; she had spent many nights sprawled on her back in the area, watching the revolution of the heavens while time passed through her fingers.
"I wonder what the vew is like up in the Draig Cordillera," she mused aloud. "Ronin offered to take me sometime, but there's been so much going on, we haven't had the time."
Finally, when the thought her legs about to give up on her, they reached the topmost level. A large telescope stood at the center of the room, the ceiling arching high above their heads to accomodate its size, and all around Maea saw large windows that offered a spectacular view over the horizon. A door led out onto a perch if a sort with railings that seemed to reach all the way around the building; but really, she didn't need to step outside to feel part of the sky.
"Wow," she breathed, in quiet awe. Just... wow.
"I wonder what the vew is like up in the Draig Cordillera," she mused aloud. "Ronin offered to take me sometime, but there's been so much going on, we haven't had the time."
Finally, when the thought her legs about to give up on her, they reached the topmost level. A large telescope stood at the center of the room, the ceiling arching high above their heads to accomodate its size, and all around Maea saw large windows that offered a spectacular view over the horizon. A door led out onto a perch if a sort with railings that seemed to reach all the way around the building; but really, she didn't need to step outside to feel part of the sky.
"Wow," she breathed, in quiet awe. Just... wow.
Maea
// They called me weak, like I'm not just somebody's daughter //
