EVELYN
Perhaps the tears were a touch too dramatic. But they were easily summoned, wetness adding just that extra touch to the performance she was giving this evening.
They had the Queen's word then, her promise that they would not be trapped here, forever locked behind a door that could kill them if they touch it, either with intent or by accident. Certainly, since learning just what damage the door could do to an Ascended, they had kept their distance, letting monsters and innocents alike fall to their doom on the other side whenever they heard them.
But then she speaks of after the sun rises too, and Evelyn knows that it was Wessex's intention for them to have this promise going on into the future.
"Thank you, my Queen," she said, with a respectful bow of her head. "But.." she hesitates, quite deliberately, worrying at her lower lip, glancing to her sister before resuming. "What about after the sun rises too?" Would the Queen give her word for their safety once Flowerbirth comes as well? Would she protect them even when they weren't locked away for the Longnight?
They had the Queen's word then, her promise that they would not be trapped here, forever locked behind a door that could kill them if they touch it, either with intent or by accident. Certainly, since learning just what damage the door could do to an Ascended, they had kept their distance, letting monsters and innocents alike fall to their doom on the other side whenever they heard them.
But then she speaks of after the sun rises too, and Evelyn knows that it was Wessex's intention for them to have this promise going on into the future.
"Thank you, my Queen," she said, with a respectful bow of her head. "But.." she hesitates, quite deliberately, worrying at her lower lip, glancing to her sister before resuming. "What about after the sun rises too?" Would the Queen give her word for their safety once Flowerbirth comes as well? Would she protect them even when they weren't locked away for the Longnight?
innocence
is but an illusion
is but an illusion
