I can give you freedom from your guilt with a flick of my wrist
In a way, Nephele respects the woman inside for her selflessness. For remaining, for trying. For encouraging the Fae she doesn’t know is her attempted murderer to save herself. “I’ll get water!” she shouts instead, though she will surely take her time doing so.
But her skin is already scorched, and she backpedals quickly out of the flames, not hiding the hiss that contorts her face. It’s a better facade than the pleasure that wants to emerge.
Now she has clear physical proof she tried to help. What’s a little pain when that is her reward?
Nephele backs away further into the Temple main, waving her good arm to hurry along the few nighttime patrons out the door if they linger or try to intervene. She may not love humans, but she doesn’t detest them the way she does Ascended. It’s fortuitous she has trapped one at all when she had only intended to burn the rooms themselves. “Does anyone have water magic?” she calls as she hovers up above the crowd, a suspended angel wearing a facade of helpfulness.
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Nephele backs out of the infirmary, saying she’ll get water. She asks the crowd if anyone has water magic.
But her skin is already scorched, and she backpedals quickly out of the flames, not hiding the hiss that contorts her face. It’s a better facade than the pleasure that wants to emerge.
Now she has clear physical proof she tried to help. What’s a little pain when that is her reward?
Nephele backs away further into the Temple main, waving her good arm to hurry along the few nighttime patrons out the door if they linger or try to intervene. She may not love humans, but she doesn’t detest them the way she does Ascended. It’s fortuitous she has trapped one at all when she had only intended to burn the rooms themselves. “Does anyone have water magic?” she calls as she hovers up above the crowd, a suspended angel wearing a facade of helpfulness.
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Nephele backs out of the infirmary, saying she’ll get water. She asks the crowd if anyone has water magic.
I can give you death with the look upon my face
