At this point, were they not actually familiar with one another? Certainly it felt like it, and Maea relaxed in his presence as Death knelt before her. All nervousness and all the anxious tension bled away like shadows before dawn, and doubt followed with it. Calm certainty was all that remained, and a genntle flutter of excitement that her long years of living as half of a whole might finally end today.
"I am certain," she confirmed, her own hands braided loosely together upon her lap. "I've never really lived in isolation, anyway. My life belongs just as much to me as to those who care about me. I used to believe that wasn't the case, but... I understand now. I'll treasure it, and Shii's life, too if they want to live again. With all it offers, of love and grief and unexpected turns." Speaking to those who had returned from death solidified that insight, confirming what she'd realised when Ronin and Remi - and yes, Flora too - brought her back. Thalassa's hug, Hadama's meal, Talyson's rough hand awkwardly patting hers – those had been confirmation too, that no one lived in a vacuum, no matter how isolated they seemed. Or felt.
"I am certain," she confirmed, her own hands braided loosely together upon her lap. "I've never really lived in isolation, anyway. My life belongs just as much to me as to those who care about me. I used to believe that wasn't the case, but... I understand now. I'll treasure it, and Shii's life, too if they want to live again. With all it offers, of love and grief and unexpected turns." Speaking to those who had returned from death solidified that insight, confirming what she'd realised when Ronin and Remi - and yes, Flora too - brought her back. Thalassa's hug, Hadama's meal, Talyson's rough hand awkwardly patting hers – those had been confirmation too, that no one lived in a vacuum, no matter how isolated they seemed. Or felt.
Maea
These words are my own, from my heart flown
