you will always be a monster
there is no turning back from it
there is no turning back from it
There is little else she can do but wait, anticipating Juniper's reaction, the deliverance of the other woman's decision. Letting her actions be judged upon a scale whose predilections she does not know, and hoping in the end she is found worthy. Time seems to lag and limp along as she kneels there. It's agonizing, but it's a discomfort she's willing to experience if it means taking Juniper beneath her wing. Already she can feel the buddings of a desire to protect, to bring close. After seeing firsthand Juniper's wariness and deeply seeded hurt Nephele can't deny how badly she wants to fix things for the younger Fae. This has taken on a distinctly more personal edge, but that has never bothered Nephele before.
So consumed in the waiting, she jolts a little when Juniper stands and offers her hands, taking them without a second thought and allowing herself to be pulled back to her feet. Nephele squeezes her hands while they're connected, relief and joy breaking through across her pretty face at the agreement. The passionate, hopeful response is more than she could have asked for. "I believe in you, and in what we can do together. Thank you, Juniper." Smiling brightly, Nephele looks into Juniper's eyes and she can almost see the brighter future that they will bring to their people reflected back at her. "I was thinking we could speak with the leaders of the other lands, and see if we could host their celebration - Fiat Lux - this year. Would you be interested in helping me facilitate that?" It would certainly involve a lot of speaking to their fellow rulers, ascertaining their traditions and spreading word of the change if it was agreed to. A great place to start, in her opinion.
So consumed in the waiting, she jolts a little when Juniper stands and offers her hands, taking them without a second thought and allowing herself to be pulled back to her feet. Nephele squeezes her hands while they're connected, relief and joy breaking through across her pretty face at the agreement. The passionate, hopeful response is more than she could have asked for. "I believe in you, and in what we can do together. Thank you, Juniper." Smiling brightly, Nephele looks into Juniper's eyes and she can almost see the brighter future that they will bring to their people reflected back at her. "I was thinking we could speak with the leaders of the other lands, and see if we could host their celebration - Fiat Lux - this year. Would you be interested in helping me facilitate that?" It would certainly involve a lot of speaking to their fellow rulers, ascertaining their traditions and spreading word of the change if it was agreed to. A great place to start, in her opinion.
but what type of monster you become
is entirely up to you
is entirely up to you
