JUNIPER
you think i'm happy because i'm smiling,
but it's the easiest thing to do
Juniper's mouth quirked in a little mirthless smile at Deimos' answer: she felt relieved, then uncertain as she remembered that he was not Fae -- he could lie. Such a strange concept to her. Maybe that, above all else, was why her people mistrusted outsiders. How could you place your faith in someone whose words could be simply untrue? Who could say whatever they wanted, whatever suited them, without penalty?but it's the easiest thing to do
She wouldn't openly accuse him of lying, of course; she just had to keep the possibility in the back of her mind, to take what he said with a grain of salt. "How did you -- and the other Grounders -- receive Delah's words? Another woman became queen, didn't she? Or do I have my history wrong?"
A rueful smile and a nod, at Deimos' observation. Juniper had some ideas about what the Greatwood could offer, but she wasn't sure she wished to share them with Deimos. She didn't know of his current position in Halo's government, didn't know that her words might reach the Warden, might become policy. "I don't expect anyone to agree to an alliance that isn't mutually beneficial."
if you looked a little closer,
you'd find my eyes aren't smiling too.
you'd find my eyes aren't smiling too.
