Vervain
The walk up to the house felt as though it took forever. The world was all the darker without the stars, and Vai had to navigate by the light of the torch she held and the fireflies that flickered over the long grasses. Remi was gone, disappeared to the Hollowed Grounds as far as she knew, and that left... well, it left everything. So Vai went to their temporary home, and for the first time since coming to Torchline she felt homesick for the Greatwood, for the canopy of trees, for the smell of the earth.
But she couldn’t have that just now, so she went for the next best thing. The better thing, in reality. Slipping inside the house, she tiptoed up to Felix’s room, moving to flump on the ground next to where he was sleeping. Arms folded over the side of the bed, chin resting upon them, she soaked in the peace and calm of the moment, watching the steady rise and fall of his breathing. ”Don’t you grow up any faster, hear me?” she murmured, voice not much more than a whisper.
But she couldn’t have that just now, so she went for the next best thing. The better thing, in reality. Slipping inside the house, she tiptoed up to Felix’s room, moving to flump on the ground next to where he was sleeping. Arms folded over the side of the bed, chin resting upon them, she soaked in the peace and calm of the moment, watching the steady rise and fall of his breathing. ”Don’t you grow up any faster, hear me?” she murmured, voice not much more than a whisper.
