I am magnet for all kinds of deeper wonderment
Okay, so being fast did not help much. Maybe tricks would work better? Not above cheating, Seren only needed a second to put her hands together, and before turning she mumbled a quick "Come forth!" under breath. Further out to sea, a pale star fell nearly unseen from the bright sky and disappeared into the water.
When Maeve's reply resounded over the beach, the star-born young woman turned more slowly towards her, and spread her arms wide as she began to wade towards her friend - or so she hoped. At the same time, a faint shimmer of starlight approached from the sea behind Maeve, just beneath the surface. Small and slow, it looked like three box jellyfish bobbing in the surf. Potentially dangerous, and easily recognizeable; even a land-bound Torcher might know to be wary of these.
If all went as planned, Maeve would be herded into Seren's open arms. "Marco!" she sang out again, and there was something slightly ominous in the sweetness of her voice this time. Or maybe that was just imagined. This was merely a game.
When Maeve's reply resounded over the beach, the star-born young woman turned more slowly towards her, and spread her arms wide as she began to wade towards her friend - or so she hoped. At the same time, a faint shimmer of starlight approached from the sea behind Maeve, just beneath the surface. Small and slow, it looked like three box jellyfish bobbing in the surf. Potentially dangerous, and easily recognizeable; even a land-bound Torcher might know to be wary of these.
If all went as planned, Maeve would be herded into Seren's open arms. "Marco!" she sang out again, and there was something slightly ominous in the sweetness of her voice this time. Or maybe that was just imagined. This was merely a game.
Seren
