// won't you breathe with me? //
In truth, she did feel rewarded by this find. For her action, for her choices, as though the appearance of the Rose was a confirmation that she was on the right track, doing precisely what she should be. Despite it being complete coincidence, Maea couldn't accept it as that. At the very least, finding what she had been looking for showed that it was possible to receive what she manifested. By venturing out in search of better things, they were finding her one by one. A home, a land, a friend, a hope to one day mend the yawning pit of loss in her soul...
As for what happened next, it was a question she had kept asking all the way here. Tugging a lock of hair behind an ear, she suppressed an impulse to inch closer to Liam, not quite clear on how cozying up to him would make it easier to decide.
"On my own? No, of course not. I only promised to find a flower, not plant it. I've no business setting foot on Starfall. At least... not yet." But she didn't promise it would never happen. Sooner or later it might be necessary, whether she wanted to or not. "But... I do need to decide how to deliver this to Flora. Do I write a letter? Invite her over? Just show up..?" Calculating the effect of each possibility, she looked up at Liam. "If I were to go to Torchline to settle this, would you like to come with me?"
As for what happened next, it was a question she had kept asking all the way here. Tugging a lock of hair behind an ear, she suppressed an impulse to inch closer to Liam, not quite clear on how cozying up to him would make it easier to decide.
"On my own? No, of course not. I only promised to find a flower, not plant it. I've no business setting foot on Starfall. At least... not yet." But she didn't promise it would never happen. Sooner or later it might be necessary, whether she wanted to or not. "But... I do need to decide how to deliver this to Flora. Do I write a letter? Invite her over? Just show up..?" Calculating the effect of each possibility, she looked up at Liam. "If I were to go to Torchline to settle this, would you like to come with me?"
Maea
// won't you take me to your heart? //
