just take your time wherever you go
Saiden grimaced as he made his way into the Citadel. Grumbling about the cold, he found a spot next to a bonfire. Getting as close as he dared, he breathed out a sigh that puffed into a cloud of white. Once his fingers and toes didn't feel like they were going to fall off, he headed to the nearest stall to snag some mulled wine.
Sipping from it, he juggled the three lanterns he'd brought. The first was in the shape of an osprey in flight, as always for his sister Vanya. The next was painted with the image of a woman walking along the beach, a memory of his first encounter with Eloise. Finally, he'd made a lantern for Aoife, a simple star shape. He hung it so that Vanya could look over it.
Stepping back, he cleared his throat. "I miss ye, sis. And ye, Elo. Ye both were always better at these sorts of things than I was." He managed a wavering smile, before nodding at the lanterns and returning to his spot by the fire.
Sipping from it, he juggled the three lanterns he'd brought. The first was in the shape of an osprey in flight, as always for his sister Vanya. The next was painted with the image of a woman walking along the beach, a memory of his first encounter with Eloise. Finally, he'd made a lantern for Aoife, a simple star shape. He hung it so that Vanya could look over it.
Stepping back, he cleared his throat. "I miss ye, sis. And ye, Elo. Ye both were always better at these sorts of things than I was." He managed a wavering smile, before nodding at the lanterns and returning to his spot by the fire.
