Theea
I nod. “First time, yes,” I say, and smile a little sheepishly. I being called brave tickles something pleasantly in my chest. It’s what I always hope to be. And perhaps even now, I could be—he’d shared so much, so readily. I know that there is always more, always another facet to discover in everyone. “I wasn’t able to be on my own. Last season, I was fourteen.” I draw my knees up and hug them, resting my chin on them. I don’t wait for a confused question. “I visited Frey’s shrine, so they could make me older. So I guess I was no real match for Ludo’s Wood.”
I crack a real grin, and I look out over the top of the wagon, as if I might catch a glimpse of warm lanternlight filtering through the trees. “I didn’t think we were so close.”
I look back at Niki, and I hope he doesn’t think of me differently, learning just how short my life as an adult has been. I’ve got a healthy dose of concern that I’ll stop being taken seriously when people learn of it. I just maintain my smile, as I always try to. “Hope goes a long way, even when luck fails,” I say. “But I’m glad we didn’t just have to run on hopes tonight. Luck certainly helps.”
Now I’ll have to think of what I’ll do to dry off. Some innkeeper must take pity on a half-drowned looking human girl with no money. Niki said bartering works here, and I’ve got enough to trade for a dry night, I think.
I crack a real grin, and I look out over the top of the wagon, as if I might catch a glimpse of warm lanternlight filtering through the trees. “I didn’t think we were so close.”
I look back at Niki, and I hope he doesn’t think of me differently, learning just how short my life as an adult has been. I’ve got a healthy dose of concern that I’ll stop being taken seriously when people learn of it. I just maintain my smile, as I always try to. “Hope goes a long way, even when luck fails,” I say. “But I’m glad we didn’t just have to run on hopes tonight. Luck certainly helps.”
Now I’ll have to think of what I’ll do to dry off. Some innkeeper must take pity on a half-drowned looking human girl with no money. Niki said bartering works here, and I’ve got enough to trade for a dry night, I think.
welcome to the world of pretend
where we pretend we don't feel pain
where we pretend we don't feel pain
