// I tried to scream but my head was underwater //
She believed it. Even flying wasn't the same, though it came close. Buffeted by winds and a need to keep her bearings, this place offered the luxury of just staring openmouthed at the vastness of the night.
"Maybe I can see why Safrin is so loved," she conceded, if a bit grudgingly. "Her stars really are something."
Drawn to the telescope, Maea put her eye to the lens and found herself hurled forward into the cosmos, out among blurry lights that swam in her vision. It took some adjustment, but once she found the right calibration the haze vanished and the was allowed to see more and further than ever before. It was truly extraordinary.
"Maybe I can see why Safrin is so loved," she conceded, if a bit grudgingly. "Her stars really are something."
Drawn to the telescope, Maea put her eye to the lens and found herself hurled forward into the cosmos, out among blurry lights that swam in her vision. It took some adjustment, but once she found the right calibration the haze vanished and the was allowed to see more and further than ever before. It was truly extraordinary.
Maea
// They called me weak, like I'm not just somebody's daughter //






