[SE] One over the Other

Maea Big dreamers shoot for open skies Her smile was gentle, apologetic as she offered him a small hug. "I'm so sorry, Sam," she tried to soothe. "It's a bit of a long story... The gist of it is that I was not able to come home until quite recently." The fact that she'd gone back on their agreement did weigh on her, though. So many things had been put on hold, her lessons not the least of them. Not only the bookbinding, but he'd promised to teach her to read better too, and then... she had not come through on her end. "Let me make it up to you?" she asked. "I'm selling the farm, so I will be devoting my time to the Guild from now on. No more distractions." It was said with a wave of the hand, as if the farm had been nothing but a nuisance so far... but the truth of it was that the loss of it would sting for a long time.