ISLA
"Once a purveyor of bureaucratic nonsense, always a purveyor of bureaucratic nonsense," Isla says, sniffing haughtily but unable to keep the glitter of mischief out of her eyes. "There is very little I miss about being Ascended, but you have to admit that they were efficient." It has been long enough now, at last, to be able to joke about it, but all thoughts of humour disappear with the cutting edge of the wind.
Luckily, Remi is there to provide a shield against it as easily as taking a breath, and Isla sighs her gratitude and smiles up at him. "Oh, I have no doubt that he could," she says quietly. "Alas, I haven't ever really met him properly, at least not since having Fern. I feel like that should probably come a few steps before hi, can I have a magic coat," she points out, laughing under her breath.
"And I'm sure there will be other kids around in Torchline that Fern will end up being friends with - I'm not sure we need to go as far as Halo for a playdate."
Luckily, Remi is there to provide a shield against it as easily as taking a breath, and Isla sighs her gratitude and smiles up at him. "Oh, I have no doubt that he could," she says quietly. "Alas, I haven't ever really met him properly, at least not since having Fern. I feel like that should probably come a few steps before hi, can I have a magic coat," she points out, laughing under her breath.
"And I'm sure there will be other kids around in Torchline that Fern will end up being friends with - I'm not sure we need to go as far as Halo for a playdate."
apres moi le deluge
after me comes the flood
after me comes the flood
