Seren
Cocking her head aside, the young demi-goddess pursed her lips and looked not at all divine where she sat. Only a girl, tousle-haired and irreverantly barefoot where she lounged in the pew. Like it was only a slightly uncomfortable bench, and not a seat upon which to receive the words of a god's chosen messenger.
"Well, I could, I suppose, but why would I bother them? Mother gives me everything I need. I think taking the time to learn a bit about the others is just the polite thing to do." It was not as if she could just march up to Ludo's shrine, or Frey's, and expect them to answer all of her questions. They were busy, after all.
The notion that she would know everything made the girl laugh, bright and cheerful. "Oh, hardly! I barely know anything at all. I mean, if you ask me about how stars are born and what the difference is between universe and a dimension I could probably answer, but that sort of knowledge is not really relevant here. Right? I bet you know a lot more about what it is to be human than I do, for example. What is love really, and why do people hurt each other even when they claim it's the last thing they would ever do?" Seren held out her hands, her smile helpless and nonplussed; it was a question she had yet to see answered. One of many.
Leaning back to listen properly as Gideon explained the teachings of the city, Seren's expression sobered, and she nodded. "What do you explain that they should pay for?" she asked; it would be nice to know that everyone was on the same page there.
"You know... I have met quite a few Abandoned. It always makes me feel ashamed, to tell them they can't come visit me here." Frowning softly down at her bare toes, she wiggled them thoughtfully. "It's not like it's their fault that they were born with magic. No more than it's my fault for having blue eyes." Looking up, there was a troubled look to the girl's gaze as she sought to meet Gideon's.
"Gideon... what happens to the children, here in Stormbreak? The ones who are born Abandoned?"
"Well, I could, I suppose, but why would I bother them? Mother gives me everything I need. I think taking the time to learn a bit about the others is just the polite thing to do." It was not as if she could just march up to Ludo's shrine, or Frey's, and expect them to answer all of her questions. They were busy, after all.
The notion that she would know everything made the girl laugh, bright and cheerful. "Oh, hardly! I barely know anything at all. I mean, if you ask me about how stars are born and what the difference is between universe and a dimension I could probably answer, but that sort of knowledge is not really relevant here. Right? I bet you know a lot more about what it is to be human than I do, for example. What is love really, and why do people hurt each other even when they claim it's the last thing they would ever do?" Seren held out her hands, her smile helpless and nonplussed; it was a question she had yet to see answered. One of many.
Leaning back to listen properly as Gideon explained the teachings of the city, Seren's expression sobered, and she nodded. "What do you explain that they should pay for?" she asked; it would be nice to know that everyone was on the same page there.
"You know... I have met quite a few Abandoned. It always makes me feel ashamed, to tell them they can't come visit me here." Frowning softly down at her bare toes, she wiggled them thoughtfully. "It's not like it's their fault that they were born with magic. No more than it's my fault for having blue eyes." Looking up, there was a troubled look to the girl's gaze as she sought to meet Gideon's.
"Gideon... what happens to the children, here in Stormbreak? The ones who are born Abandoned?"
I'm ready to start the conquest of spaces
Reaching the starlight and silver fields
Reaching the starlight and silver fields
