give me a life time of promises (open)

As Maea stood and showed a great deal of discomfort, Loren waved a hand. A spark of sky blue healing magic shot from his fingers, hopefully easing any actual pain she was feeling. Taking her hand, he tried to stand up mostly on his own power. Sliding his hands into his pockets, he glanced at the shrine, then out the window. "I guess we'll find out." When she asked if he was done, he nodded and turned to start heading out. At her comment that it was probably prettier at night, he smiled faintly. "I agree. Maybe we can check it out together." It was a tentative offer, and he gave the ocean one last look before shooing Astra towards the stairs and heading down them himself. His steps were lighter than they had been on the way up. LOREN Not quite an open book