[Training] In the dark of the night

M  A   E    A I talked to God to no avail Said, "If you won't save me, please don't waste my time." No laughter, no derision. No mockery either; only thoughtful silence. For that, Maea would always be grateful to the lioness, no matter what happened from here on. It was not easy to open up to a stranger, especially not when there was so much tension between them. But perhaps they did not have to like one another to show respect, and Melita had earned that much from her tonight. And so the white-haired young woman answered the question with complete truth. "I don't know." A tightness in her throat could not be swallowed away; she smiled when the broken arrow was taken from her outstretched hand, and it was the most human expression to touch her face thus far. Relieved and a little lost; Maea shrugged. "Things I touch are prone to breaking. I think... I will consider carefully what is most important to me, and stay as far away from it as I can." Taking a step back, she turned to leave. "Thank you, Melita. Take care of yourself."