siren song

The world's a little blurry,
or maybe it's my eyes,

Smiling softly, she nodded her head. "It's a plan then." Thal could feel the swell of hope in her chest, eager to find out whether the feelings meant anything, whether some of her previous self might still hide deep within the recesses of her memory. But she didn't give it purchase, too familiar with disappointment to be willingly let down again so soon, choosing to treat it as an awaiting adventure.

Playing with the fire, she tried not to seem too shocked at the words he uttered, glancing to find him focused on the flames. There had certainly been pain surrounding his refusal to tell her any of the plans within Torchline, to keep her out of whatever schemes were being plotted. To hear that he might be willing to trust her...

Thal looked away, gripping her hand around a tendril of flames to calm the beat of her heart, the compliment not lost on her. However, she wouldn't ask him to do something that may compromise whatever they intended, and she didn't want him to say something because he thought her too sensitive to respect his need for discretion. As such, she shrugged her shoulders, giving him space to decide without her interference. "Only if you're free to tell me."

the friends I've had to bury
they keep me up at night.

Thalassa