Elizabeth
Her laughter was light and warm, not a hint of nerves lingering in the fuzzy edge of alcohol. Elizabeth rested her head on her clasped hands, a beaming smile on her lips that she hoped might banish all uncertainties. "You'll know when I'm being serious." Her tone was almost a giggle, girlish and sweet. It wasn't a threat, but a playful jibe to reassure him that she hadn't been serious at any point thus far. As for when a 'therapist needs a therapist,' she gave him a cheeky grin at the stupid joke that passed her lips. "I've heard that talking in a mirror helps."
She stayed leaned in as he joined her, feeling very much like they were the only ones in the room, sharing goofy jokes and dramatic stories that made him pepper her with questions. Elizabeth laughed at his shocked expression, still barely believing it herself. Tilting her head, she began the 'harrowing' tale. "Well, I'd been out to study the Vernal Viper. You might have heard stories about it causing some issues with some of the Hak Etme locals a few months ago. I wanted to know more about its motives - why it chose to attack people, how it did so, how it interacted with the other wildlife, et cetera." Call her crazy, but she'd been curious.
"It turned out to be much bigger than I'd expected - probably almost ten feet? - and a few other people had come to hunt it. The viper attacked before I had a chance to do much studying, so I got unwillingly pulled into the fight." After all, she couldn't just leave people to end up injured, and she thought she might be able to give them a better chance at survival. Shrugging her shoulders, she continued, "There was a lot of pollen, fire, shadows, and lightning, but we managed to take it out. I even got some scales for my troubles." Her brown eyes scanned Iskra to see whether he would believe her, a glimmer of amusement flashing through their depths.
She stayed leaned in as he joined her, feeling very much like they were the only ones in the room, sharing goofy jokes and dramatic stories that made him pepper her with questions. Elizabeth laughed at his shocked expression, still barely believing it herself. Tilting her head, she began the 'harrowing' tale. "Well, I'd been out to study the Vernal Viper. You might have heard stories about it causing some issues with some of the Hak Etme locals a few months ago. I wanted to know more about its motives - why it chose to attack people, how it did so, how it interacted with the other wildlife, et cetera." Call her crazy, but she'd been curious.
"It turned out to be much bigger than I'd expected - probably almost ten feet? - and a few other people had come to hunt it. The viper attacked before I had a chance to do much studying, so I got unwillingly pulled into the fight." After all, she couldn't just leave people to end up injured, and she thought she might be able to give them a better chance at survival. Shrugging her shoulders, she continued, "There was a lot of pollen, fire, shadows, and lightning, but we managed to take it out. I even got some scales for my troubles." Her brown eyes scanned Iskra to see whether he would believe her, a glimmer of amusement flashing through their depths.
Dive into the sea of thought,
and find there pearls beyond price.
and find there pearls beyond price.
