& oh, poor atlas - the world's a beast of a burden
She shakes her head immediately, though she's begun to develop suspicions. "I don't, but.. there's a land past Halo that's full of fire. Maybe it came from there." It would make sense, Amalia supposes.
His second question is trickier. Amalia steps back from the perch before answering, her brows knitting together as she bites her lip in thought. "That's... putting it very mildly." Flashes of red, of black, of death burst throughout her mind; she closes her eyes, breathing deeply, in two three four, out two three. Almond eyes open up again, her gaze turning up to the nest on the perch. "There are... monsters. Bastardizations of the Voice. Every year they rip apart anyone they can get their hands on, even stealing the bodies of the dead." She shudders.
Tilting her head for him to follow, Amalia sets back down the road. "Supposedly the Ascended have a plan to finally stop them before LongNight comes again." Again, it's evident by Amalia's tone that her faith in this is limited at best. "But even if they fail... it isn't fair for the Spark Bird to stay trapped here. Not when the world is opening up, and the rest of us are free."
His second question is trickier. Amalia steps back from the perch before answering, her brows knitting together as she bites her lip in thought. "That's... putting it very mildly." Flashes of red, of black, of death burst throughout her mind; she closes her eyes, breathing deeply, in two three four, out two three. Almond eyes open up again, her gaze turning up to the nest on the perch. "There are... monsters. Bastardizations of the Voice. Every year they rip apart anyone they can get their hands on, even stealing the bodies of the dead." She shudders.
Tilting her head for him to follow, Amalia sets back down the road. "Supposedly the Ascended have a plan to finally stop them before LongNight comes again." Again, it's evident by Amalia's tone that her faith in this is limited at best. "But even if they fail... it isn't fair for the Spark Bird to stay trapped here. Not when the world is opening up, and the rest of us are free."
you've been holding on a long time
