Aithne
I see how this is gonna go
Aithne follows along, seemingly impervious to Thalassa's mood; perhaps she simply thinks that she'll grow on the captain should they spend sufficient time together, and hasn't yet accepted that that likely is not the case. Regardless, she purses her lips at the other Ancient's sarcasm, momentarily cowed by the barb. She's sure that being an acolyte doesn't seem particularly exciting to a pirate captain, but there are plenty of super fun things that she gets to do that she bets Thalassa doesn't. There are the blood sacrifices, and the orgies, and... and...
Okay, so there are two super fun things.
Whatever.
Aithne shakes off her momentary pause in favor of considering the information she's been given. Practice is an obvious response, and she barely contains the urge to roll her eyes. Still, she waits a beat before asking more questions. She thinks about asking what kind of practice, but that seems likely to get a similar response - or perhaps something along the lines of "the pointy end goes towards the target" or "don't cut yourself unless it's on purpose." Or maybe, seeing as Thalassa seems to be in a particularly grumpy mood today, she would advise Aithne to cut herself - preferably somewhere that would cause permanent damage to the girl's vocal chords.
But Aithne is nothing if not determined, so she continues to follow. "Okay, but sacrifices and throwing daggers are different." Or so she assumes. "Could you teach me the basics?"
Okay, so there are two super fun things.
Whatever.
Aithne shakes off her momentary pause in favor of considering the information she's been given. Practice is an obvious response, and she barely contains the urge to roll her eyes. Still, she waits a beat before asking more questions. She thinks about asking what kind of practice, but that seems likely to get a similar response - or perhaps something along the lines of "the pointy end goes towards the target" or "don't cut yourself unless it's on purpose." Or maybe, seeing as Thalassa seems to be in a particularly grumpy mood today, she would advise Aithne to cut herself - preferably somewhere that would cause permanent damage to the girl's vocal chords.
But Aithne is nothing if not determined, so she continues to follow. "Okay, but sacrifices and throwing daggers are different." Or so she assumes. "Could you teach me the basics?"
Touch me and you'll never be alone
Minor powerplay allowed without permission.
Feel free to use force/magic on Aithne.
Feel free to use force/magic on Aithne.
