JUNIPER
you think i'm happy because i'm smiling,
but it's the easiest thing to do
Chances were no one had expected Juniper to show up at this event. Honestly, she'd debated whether to go at all. She didn't actually know either of the celebrants well, having met Sunjata once and Nate not at all, and Nate's Ascended nature might make it a bit awkward for a Fae to show up, especially if other Ascended attended. But the invitation had said it was open to everyone, and Juniper saw it as a potential diplomatic occasion. Not that she would be so rude as to press business on Sunjata during his wedding reception, but it wouldn't hurt to sow a little goodwill between herself and the governor -- and to show that she respected him as a person, beyond what he could potentially do for her. She didn't plan on picking fights with any Ascended, or even bringing up politics if she could avoid it, so it should be fine.but it's the easiest thing to do
Juniper dressed nicely, in a gauzy, flowing dress and delicate high heels that were quite impractical to walk in -- a fact made irrelevant by Juniper's decision to hover a few inches above the ground. She wore a fine cloak for warmth, more important when she'd traveled the Greatwood to get here than here on the beach, though even in Torchline things were starting to get chilly.
She'd brought a gift, too, and she watched for an opportunity to give it, trying to find a time when the hosts weren't occupied with other guests. At a gap in the conversation, she floated up to them and greeted them both, bowing her head -- but smiling, a bit ruefully, amused by her own excessive formality. "Governor. I came to wish you well -- you and your husband."
Turning to Nate, she added, "I don't believe we've met. My name is Juniper; I'm an ambassador from my people."
That should explain her presence, so she offered her gift, held out to both of them equally: a small package wrapped in delicate paper. Inside rested a pair of matching necklaces in the form of flowering vines, intricately crafted -- a common gift for a newlywed couple among the Fae. Some of her people would have found it odious to give such a thing to outsiders, especially when one of them was Ascended, but Juniper thought that this, too, would be a good way to reach out to those beyond the Greatwood.
if you looked a little closer,
you'd find my eyes aren't smiling too.
you'd find my eyes aren't smiling too.
