MAEA
Right. There were others who searched. Others who could do the work, and the fighting, and the hard lifting. If she stepped away and did nothing, what would really change? She was insignificant, the gods indifferent to her usefulness, and Dygra would likely only approve of her greed. So it came down to her, really. What she was willing to do, and sacrifice, and potentially give up, in order to attain a bit of personal happiness.
Standing quiet beside him, Liam's gaze on her exerted a gentle kind of pressure to open up, to talk about what lay close to the heart. That she resisted wasn't because it was difficult to tell him things; on the contrary, it was far too easy. Maea just had to remind herself that he wouldn't be sticking around forever, that she would be going off soon, and while they'd certainly remain friends... it would be the same kind as her other relations. One of letters, occasional get togethers, and the odd shared projects. Sporadic visits interspersed through long periods of solitude. This prolonged proximity – it was the exception, not some new precedence.
Despite that... She was being rather cryptic, wasn't she.
"I had a companion, many years ago," she revealed, speaking slowly. Neutral, careful not to get too emotional. "It - we ‐ passed away. My friend, Alys, she too lost her companion recently, though it seems she was granted a quest from Mort to return hers to life. It made me think... what if I could have Shii back, too?"
Would Mort listen to another such prayer? Might she really ask for such a thing? Better yet, could she, when entreating the high gods for aid might just as well help her find a Rose instead?
Mort, or Vi? A personal little bit of joy, or hope to all of Caido? It shouldn't be a question. But it was.
Standing quiet beside him, Liam's gaze on her exerted a gentle kind of pressure to open up, to talk about what lay close to the heart. That she resisted wasn't because it was difficult to tell him things; on the contrary, it was far too easy. Maea just had to remind herself that he wouldn't be sticking around forever, that she would be going off soon, and while they'd certainly remain friends... it would be the same kind as her other relations. One of letters, occasional get togethers, and the odd shared projects. Sporadic visits interspersed through long periods of solitude. This prolonged proximity – it was the exception, not some new precedence.
Despite that... She was being rather cryptic, wasn't she.
"I had a companion, many years ago," she revealed, speaking slowly. Neutral, careful not to get too emotional. "It - we ‐ passed away. My friend, Alys, she too lost her companion recently, though it seems she was granted a quest from Mort to return hers to life. It made me think... what if I could have Shii back, too?"
Would Mort listen to another such prayer? Might she really ask for such a thing? Better yet, could she, when entreating the high gods for aid might just as well help her find a Rose instead?
Mort, or Vi? A personal little bit of joy, or hope to all of Caido? It shouldn't be a question. But it was.
I see a new horizon, holding on to hope
Say goodbye to all my pain when it's time for me to go
Say goodbye to all my pain when it's time for me to go
BASE INSPIRED BY ODD <3
