Diamonds Don't Ask to Shine [OPEN]

   The water splashed gently against her arms and legs just as it did the banks of the river. It certainly wasn’t her first time coming to the Whispershore, but she wasn’t able to get there as often as she would have liked. Still, it wasn’t as though she didn’t have the freedom to do so. The thought crossed her mind then that maybe she should make it more habitual to come down and see what she could find.

   She hadn’t been expecting anyone to come along the banks of the Stonesong, especially not any non-Fae, and especially not one of the few people whose company she actually enjoyed. She stood straight suddenly, the corners of her lips turned upward, golden-hued eyes sparkling against the light reflecting from the water.

   Jigano relaxed upon a stone beside the river, a staff beside him, and Eliza’s wings moved, lifting her easily from the water to the land. The Fae flashed a bright smile, relaxing her wings against her back, as she leaned down to wring some of the water from the bottoms of her pants.

   “Hi, Jigano,” she chirped, righting herself and leaving the sifter on the ground. The man was wise and worldly: he had a curious mind much like her own, but he chose to pursue his wonders much more than she did. For that, as well as many other things, she respected him. Even without that, he had been the first person that she actually liked interacting with when the bubble around the Hollowed Grounds came down. For that, he earned a special bit of trust from the girl.

   Eliza of course knew about what happened with his friends. Though she hadn’t reconnected with him since their treetop discussion, she lived in the Village, and it wasn’t exactly a secret among her people what happened. “How are you?” She asked genuinely. “And you’re friends?”