I wanna taste love and pain, I wanna feel pride and shame
I let out a short breath of a laugh and shake my head at the mention of trouble. “I had a feeling back at the birthday party—things don’t exactly stay calm around you.”
I start to say more, to explain, but the ground shifts under my foot before the words make it out.
“Shit—”
My boot sinks fast into the moss, but I react faster—pulling back hard before it can take hold. My foot comes free with a rough tug, and I stumble a step before catching myself. Jack’s already dragging his own leg out nearby, and the moss pulls back like it hadn’t moved at all.
I eye it warily. “Alright. So the topiary really is trying to kill us.”
Sliding my dagger back into its sheath, I dust the dirt from my fingers. “And yeah. I’ve had training. Would’ve been embarrassing not to—I was raised by prolific assassins.”
I glance toward the hedge again, watching the leaves twitch like they’re listening.
“You should try something,” I say, nodding at the plants. “The way they moved—it was when you needed it. Magic showing up out of nowhere isn’t exactly rare in Caido.”
I start to say more, to explain, but the ground shifts under my foot before the words make it out.
“Shit—”
My boot sinks fast into the moss, but I react faster—pulling back hard before it can take hold. My foot comes free with a rough tug, and I stumble a step before catching myself. Jack’s already dragging his own leg out nearby, and the moss pulls back like it hadn’t moved at all.
I eye it warily. “Alright. So the topiary really is trying to kill us.”
Sliding my dagger back into its sheath, I dust the dirt from my fingers. “And yeah. I’ve had training. Would’ve been embarrassing not to—I was raised by prolific assassins.”
I glance toward the hedge again, watching the leaves twitch like they’re listening.
“You should try something,” I say, nodding at the plants. “The way they moved—it was when you needed it. Magic showing up out of nowhere isn’t exactly rare in Caido.”
Theea
I don't wanna take my time, I don't wanna waste one line
