I think I thought I saw you try

I am my mother's child, I'll love you till my breathing stops
I'll love you till you call the cops on me

The youth was incredibly curious as to why the bard was working on disguising himself, but hesitated to ask. Was it something related to the ongoing circumstances and strife? Or another reason altogether – and he wanted it to remain hidden, just as he intended? She frowned a little, lost and perplexed, misshapen, not a bright little segment and star on the horizon. Out of nowhere, she managed to blurt it out, the impulsive nature taking control. “What are you doing?” But maybe that was all right too, because he did much of the same for her, as Isuma and Fangorn made greeting noises to one another, the vampire gourd bounding ahead and growling, hissing, friendly all the same. Melita was almost loathed to admit her failure – she could place it upon her own shoulders, but to allow it to drift out loud into the ether, with everything managing to catch ahold of it – she slid one of her hands up her arm and played with a sleeve. She could own her mistakes. But she simply didn’t want to make any. “Moping, actually. And hunting, in a way.” The girl shrugged, knowing Jigano would want more an explanation than that. Her gilded eyes lifted up to the canopy, then off into the distance, wishing one of those trees would saunter out in the midst, and she could be done with the whole thing. “I prayed to Ludo – and they responded, asking me to get some Wicker Woman sap to mend my staff. I tried, but I went to the wrong place, and Delah told me to leave. I didn’t find anything.” Her hands went to her hair, breaking apart some of the tangled knots, keeping herself occupied with the short, ridiculous tale – not going into any lengthy description of how she’d done more than mess up; wrong answers, stupidity, boundless, inept, impetuous actions – the exuberance and exhilaration blighting her this time. M e l i t a But in our darkest hours, I stumbled on a secret power I'll find a way to be without you, babe