[SE] from an age long gone by

Seren

I am magnet for all kinds of deeper wonderment
Destined to seek, destined to know

Seren giggled at her uncle's antics, and nodded gravely. "He is teaching me to swim," she told him. "And he has that face every time I go outside." Maybe he thought she would run off to play in the water on her own, without him there to watch. Maybe he did have other concerns to frown over; Seren couldn't say for sure. She just enjoyed her lessons and tried to be good; it was just very hard when she was so tired all the time.

Resuming her attempts to juggle, the girl managed to shift all of two stones the right way before it fell apart on her again. It was encouraging, but the stash of rocks in the fold of her skirt was dwindling rapidly. "I get to eat lots," she assured. "I have these too." She showed him one of the snacks she had been provided with, then promptly devoured it. Though really, it made no noticeable difference in her stomach, that still felt hollow and ravenous. "You have a kitchen? On your boat?"

Recalling something he had said before, Seren set her rocks aside and stood up on the branch. Deft as a little monkey she climbed her way from her branch and around until she reached the one where Saiden was. She sat down next to him. "You promised a story," she reminded him. "About Aoife's mama."

I am a princess on the way to my throne
Destined to reign, destined to roam