NIKI
"Ah, was he also given the mandatory choice to become apprenticed to an undertaker?" Niki asks with a raise of his eyebrows, deadpan but for the amusement in the slight curl of his lips. "And thank you. I should be alright for today at least. I imagine both of our focus will be on getting out of the rain. On a dryer day, though, perhaps I will see you around the marketplace, and we can arrange something." Theea doesn't know it yet, but Niki will even pay her for the help to contribute towards her trip down to Torchline.
Three years has the boy wrinkling his nose sympathetically - you don't have to be able to count that high to know the odds are slim to none when it comes to getting someone back from Mort's halls after that amount of time - and he lets out a soft sigh. "In my experience, sometimes people need to have these missions to help them grieve. Perhaps this is her way of coping with his loss, for better or for worse."
Opting to leave his hood up if only to do his best to keep dry, he casts his mind back to the previous Leafchange as she asks about the festivals. "To be honest, it has been a long time since the Greatwood hosted anything, so it was my first Festival of Lights in a while. Everyone seemed to enjoy it, though. It took place on the banks of the Stone Symphony. There were market stalls with food and drink and a few games, and of course the lanterns strung up everywhere. The atmosphere was a warm one."
Three years has the boy wrinkling his nose sympathetically - you don't have to be able to count that high to know the odds are slim to none when it comes to getting someone back from Mort's halls after that amount of time - and he lets out a soft sigh. "In my experience, sometimes people need to have these missions to help them grieve. Perhaps this is her way of coping with his loss, for better or for worse."
Opting to leave his hood up if only to do his best to keep dry, he casts his mind back to the previous Leafchange as she asks about the festivals. "To be honest, it has been a long time since the Greatwood hosted anything, so it was my first Festival of Lights in a while. Everyone seemed to enjoy it, though. It took place on the banks of the Stone Symphony. There were market stalls with food and drink and a few games, and of course the lanterns strung up everywhere. The atmosphere was a warm one."
my body's on the line now, I can't fight this time now
I can feel the light shine on my face
I can feel the light shine on my face
