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Flora nods, head tilting as if to shake away the worst of Zavien’s surprise. "It was recent," she says, soft enough to acknowledge the weight of it without inviting more. "We haven’t really told anyone yet.”" A pause, then, smoother and more composed: "He wanted to focus more of his efforts down in the Underwater City. He’s always been the bridge between us and them, and I guess...after all the years serving above the waves, it was time to answer what’s calling from below."
There’s a flicker in her eyes, something old and tired, but it vanishes like a breath behind another grin. "I’m totally fine," she says breezily, her tone convincingly cheerful. "Honestly? It gives me a chance to try all the things he used to talk me out of." Her voice lilts into something brighter, teasing. "Like putting liquor fountains all over the city. Or magical floating stars to light up the streets at night. You know—very subtle, very restrained." She flashes him a grin, all golden charm and glittering mischief, and if there’s anything brittle under it, she keeps it buried beneath the sparkle.
There’s a flicker in her eyes, something old and tired, but it vanishes like a breath behind another grin. "I’m totally fine," she says breezily, her tone convincingly cheerful. "Honestly? It gives me a chance to try all the things he used to talk me out of." Her voice lilts into something brighter, teasing. "Like putting liquor fountains all over the city. Or magical floating stars to light up the streets at night. You know—very subtle, very restrained." She flashes him a grin, all golden charm and glittering mischief, and if there’s anything brittle under it, she keeps it buried beneath the sparkle.
I hold my breath just a little bit longer
halfway out the door but it won't close
halfway out the door but it won't close
