and I tried to remember how nice it had been
"It's their party - I'm sure they'll see everyone whether or not you barge in and say hi," Vai quips with a gentle raise of her eyebrows, though her smile tilts towards something understanding. "You're right, though. You will still be here after." Somehow it sounds both like a statement and a threat, a silent don't you dare disappear right away after this in her tone. As for Theea, Ashe's stories and the inevitable romanticisation of the people that had filled her daughter's life, Vai shrugs her shoulders. "Tales are more interesting with embellishments," she trills - and as a storyteller, she would know, right?
And it's refreshing to be the one listening for once, as Ashe delves into Theea's invocations of witch-based vengeance, Vai's laughter like the musical peal of a bell. "I see a lot up there, but I can't confess that I was witness to any biting--" she begins, before realising that another voice has come to join in with the story.
As her eyes land upon Theea, gods but Ashe is right - it's like looking into a mirror of youth. Some changes here and there, naturally, because Theea is not only her mother's daughter, but her father's too, and yet the resemblance is still uncanny. "Hi," she says with a small smile, releasing Ashe so she might take her granddaughter in properly. "You stole my line," she adds with a chuckle, "you're really beautiful. It's good to meet you, Theea. You have no idea how good."
And it's refreshing to be the one listening for once, as Ashe delves into Theea's invocations of witch-based vengeance, Vai's laughter like the musical peal of a bell. "I see a lot up there, but I can't confess that I was witness to any biting--" she begins, before realising that another voice has come to join in with the story.
As her eyes land upon Theea, gods but Ashe is right - it's like looking into a mirror of youth. Some changes here and there, naturally, because Theea is not only her mother's daughter, but her father's too, and yet the resemblance is still uncanny. "Hi," she says with a small smile, releasing Ashe so she might take her granddaughter in properly. "You stole my line," she adds with a chuckle, "you're really beautiful. It's good to meet you, Theea. You have no idea how good."
a long long time ago
Vervain
