All I ever wanted
All I ever needed
All I ever needed
Liam’s suggestion was met with less resistance than he’d been prepared for, and he felt himself relax into the water, letting out a breath he hadn’t even known he’d been holding. Joining Maea with a laugh of his own, he said, ”Guilty as charged.” What was the point in trying to deny it? He’d come to enjoy her company far more than he should. The Queen of Torchline must be mad, he thought, to keep someone like Maea from her shores. The woman he was growing to know wasn’t deserving of such an exile. But perhaps it was for the best. Perhaps what happened had to happen to lead her here, to the Greatwood, to him.
The soldier hummed thoughtfully. ”I don’t think you have to give up on anything you don’t want to,” he said. ”The flowers will be useful no matter what you choose to do with them. Just because you bring a flower back to Flora to mend your fences doesn’t mean that you’re required to move to Torchline, does it?” He tilted his head at her, considering. She was brave, he thought, and loyal, too, to want to finish her quest even when she had an out. He admired her tenacity and her strength - both of which could benefit the Greatwood in abundance. If she chose to stay.
The soldier hummed thoughtfully. ”I don’t think you have to give up on anything you don’t want to,” he said. ”The flowers will be useful no matter what you choose to do with them. Just because you bring a flower back to Flora to mend your fences doesn’t mean that you’re required to move to Torchline, does it?” He tilted his head at her, considering. She was brave, he thought, and loyal, too, to want to finish her quest even when she had an out. He admired her tenacity and her strength - both of which could benefit the Greatwood in abundance. If she chose to stay.
Is here in my arms
Words are very unnecessary; they can only do harm
Words are very unnecessary; they can only do harm
Liam
