Elizabeth
She settles into the bench next to Theea, pleased that she gets to enjoy some company while they eat. It makes her even more grateful when the woman talks of her struggles. Elizabeth isn't unfamiliar with the nomadic life of trading and bartering, having done plenty of it growing up, but it doesn't mean it's easy, and she frowns a little. "I'm sorry to hear about that. The Greatwood isn't the easiest place to make a living if you're not a Fae." Especially with the forest working for some people and against others. She thinks about the peculiarity as she dips a piece of sweet bread in the jam.
Laughing at Theea's reaction, Elizabeth almost misses the question. "Hm? Oh. I'm a therapist. Sometimes people can't pay with money, so they offer goods or services. It sometimes has its perks." She glosses over the topic, aware that it can make people uncomfortable, thinking that she's always trying to 'fix' them. Sure, she analyzes interactions and intentions more than other people might, but she tries not give advice without people asking for it.
Elizabeth takes a bite of the bread, giving her own dramatic groan that devolves into warm laughter. She smiles around the bite as she asks lightly, "You mentioned looking for family earlier? Did you lose them?" Aware that it might be a sensitive topic, she doesn't let her gaze linger too long, keeping her interest gentle and kind, open to however Theea might want to respond.
Laughing at Theea's reaction, Elizabeth almost misses the question. "Hm? Oh. I'm a therapist. Sometimes people can't pay with money, so they offer goods or services. It sometimes has its perks." She glosses over the topic, aware that it can make people uncomfortable, thinking that she's always trying to 'fix' them. Sure, she analyzes interactions and intentions more than other people might, but she tries not give advice without people asking for it.
Elizabeth takes a bite of the bread, giving her own dramatic groan that devolves into warm laughter. She smiles around the bite as she asks lightly, "You mentioned looking for family earlier? Did you lose them?" Aware that it might be a sensitive topic, she doesn't let her gaze linger too long, keeping her interest gentle and kind, open to however Theea might want to respond.
There is beauty in the journey, regardless of the outcome.
Let's grieve and hope and fight together.
Let's grieve and hope and fight together.
