Oh, you say you have to fall apart to really be someone
Given her experience of the forest so far, Maea was inclined to think it would become just that. Early days left much to learn and many more locations to explore, but it was with a sense of reawakening delight towards learning that she approached her new home. Not because she had to, or because the fate of the world seemed to depend on it - just learn about the little things, because she desired to understand.
Like the way a path could cut a straight path from one end of the region into another, for example. She could have pointed out the distance on a map and calculated a roundtrip of several days between the Village and Vi's eyes, yet here the houses were beginning to show through the greening trees after what couldn't be more than an hour. Enchanted, indeed. Magical, arcane – words simply weren't sufficient to explain the riddle that was the Greatwood.
Glad to be almost home, she was grateful for Niki's offer to show her around the Undercroft. "I should like that very much, indeed," she replied, the warm smile drawing crows feet by the corners of her eyes. "Whenever is convenient for you; I have an abundance of time. I've settled in the Guardian's Treehouse if you need to reach me, and you're welcome to stop by whenever you wish." A loner out of habit more than choice, Maea was finding that she liked having people around her. A proper house to invite guests to was a new concept, and probably the biggest success in her quest for change so far.
A fork in the road ahead slowed her steps. Turning to Niki, she gestured gestured down the right hand path, leading into the Village proper. "I'm going this way. Thank you for the company - it had been a genuine pleasure to meet you. Will you be alright from here?"
Like the way a path could cut a straight path from one end of the region into another, for example. She could have pointed out the distance on a map and calculated a roundtrip of several days between the Village and Vi's eyes, yet here the houses were beginning to show through the greening trees after what couldn't be more than an hour. Enchanted, indeed. Magical, arcane – words simply weren't sufficient to explain the riddle that was the Greatwood.
Glad to be almost home, she was grateful for Niki's offer to show her around the Undercroft. "I should like that very much, indeed," she replied, the warm smile drawing crows feet by the corners of her eyes. "Whenever is convenient for you; I have an abundance of time. I've settled in the Guardian's Treehouse if you need to reach me, and you're welcome to stop by whenever you wish." A loner out of habit more than choice, Maea was finding that she liked having people around her. A proper house to invite guests to was a new concept, and probably the biggest success in her quest for change so far.
A fork in the road ahead slowed her steps. Turning to Niki, she gestured gestured down the right hand path, leading into the Village proper. "I'm going this way. Thank you for the company - it had been a genuine pleasure to meet you. Will you be alright from here?"
