eyes can't shine unless there's something burning bright behind
Aurelia stayed focused on Sunjata as he settled in to tell her everything he had to say. Night smoothed over the jungle around them as the sun nearly finished its descent. There was still a dim glow in the atmosphere, not true darkness.
The ambience around them seemed to come alive; muffled animal calls from far away places, the rising song of crickets and cicadas, the flap of landing wings, sounds of things moving through branches and leaves. Somehow, being beneath the canopy at dusk made the Wilds seem that much deeper.
She moved in closer to the fire, feeling the chill of her damp clothes mix with that of the night-time breeze. Her pondering gaze remained on the flames, silently strengthening their flare.
Sunjata's testimony, if it could be called that, didn't help make things any clearer. If anything, it conflicted her more. Her eyes peered up at Sunjata's daggers as they glinted in the firelight, reflecting it back at her. He's suddenly handing them to her, though, so she takes them.
"Who's Ronin, and Amalia?" She asked it quietly because he had more to say.
The dilemma of Nate and Safrin prompts a sympathetic smile, green eyes looking up at him from his twin set of daggers. She handed them back promptly. "These have any special powers or somethin'?"
"That woman, Mildew... she told me my future. Told me that I should choose my side wisely, uh, among other concerning things. I think I know what she was talking about now..." Aurelia shook her head, rubbing her temple for a moment in an attempt to ease the stress and confliction going on in her head. Dropping her hand, she finished, "she said I should offer myself to Safrin. Fuck if I know what I want, but.. I figured..." she shrugged. "You seem dedicated to Safrin, I thought you might have some advice on that front."
The ambience around them seemed to come alive; muffled animal calls from far away places, the rising song of crickets and cicadas, the flap of landing wings, sounds of things moving through branches and leaves. Somehow, being beneath the canopy at dusk made the Wilds seem that much deeper.
She moved in closer to the fire, feeling the chill of her damp clothes mix with that of the night-time breeze. Her pondering gaze remained on the flames, silently strengthening their flare.
Sunjata's testimony, if it could be called that, didn't help make things any clearer. If anything, it conflicted her more. Her eyes peered up at Sunjata's daggers as they glinted in the firelight, reflecting it back at her. He's suddenly handing them to her, though, so she takes them.
"Who's Ronin, and Amalia?" She asked it quietly because he had more to say.
The dilemma of Nate and Safrin prompts a sympathetic smile, green eyes looking up at him from his twin set of daggers. She handed them back promptly. "These have any special powers or somethin'?"
"That woman, Mildew... she told me my future. Told me that I should choose my side wisely, uh, among other concerning things. I think I know what she was talking about now..." Aurelia shook her head, rubbing her temple for a moment in an attempt to ease the stress and confliction going on in her head. Dropping her hand, she finished, "she said I should offer myself to Safrin. Fuck if I know what I want, but.. I figured..." she shrugged. "You seem dedicated to Safrin, I thought you might have some advice on that front."
Aurelia
