Desperado

"The most manly, you might say. In fact I'd say it was a challenge to mark it in a way that Devrum won't notice. If you succeed I'll get you a present." Vai grinned back at Remi, shifting to make more room for him as he moved to flop down on the furs beside her. She divided her attention between the water and the alchemist, glancing to him as he began to speak and letting her smile grow crooked. "Consider myself mistaken," she remarked wryly. She grew quiet to let him talk, a pensive expression on her face as Loren left his lips like a ghost. Humming an agreement, she nodded sadly and tucked a lock of dark hair behind her ear. "It never truly goes away, Remi..." she admitted. "But as a person, you... grow, I suppose. Eventually you grow enough to make room for those feelings, as well as others. Though I suppose that won't help you much now. It was how it happened with my first husband, though..." vervain well i'll rest my eyes and i'll let the earth breathe