Aurelia
and my hands aren't clean
maybe they never will be
maybe they never will be
Aurelia's expression dims with sadness at seeing the light begin to fade from Seren's eyes, at seeing that same weariness within them that reflects from her own. She wants to apologize for it, but she knows better. This is life. Life is exhausting, strenuous, and it never ceases. It continues to go on, and you can either follow it.. or die in the wastes.
As for Seren's requests, Aurelia finds herself recoiling slightly. Not in a defensive way, but a measured way. Such promises won't be easy to keep, and so she can't make them. "I will try, Seren," is the best sort of promise she can offer, "if for no other reason than for you, I'll try," because Seren is the daughter of Safrin and, while she is not her mother, Aurelia still feels some sense of fealty. It's a humbling thing and so hard to understand within herself. Kind of weird, too.
"But.." she pulls in a shorter breath, eyeing Seren with solemnity, "she's already committed a violent act against Sunjata - or Torchline. Whatever her story is, I doubt that it's talking she wants. Things could get bad, they could get worse, and very quickly," she releases that breath with a heavy sigh, her mind swarming with possibilities. "That's why it's important that you've told me the truth now, before something else happens. But Seren?" Her brows lift, "You can't tell anyone else what you've told me - that you have told me this - unless it's Sunjata or Nate. We don't know how things are going to go yet and it's imperative that you don't put yourself or anyone else in unnecessary danger. Do you understand? Don't take this upon yourself and, no matter what happens, none of it is your fault." That last part is something she'd always needed to hear and that's why it comes so easily, so readily, why she repeats it as if to ingrain it in the girl's mind.
As for Seren's requests, Aurelia finds herself recoiling slightly. Not in a defensive way, but a measured way. Such promises won't be easy to keep, and so she can't make them. "I will try, Seren," is the best sort of promise she can offer, "if for no other reason than for you, I'll try," because Seren is the daughter of Safrin and, while she is not her mother, Aurelia still feels some sense of fealty. It's a humbling thing and so hard to understand within herself. Kind of weird, too.
"But.." she pulls in a shorter breath, eyeing Seren with solemnity, "she's already committed a violent act against Sunjata - or Torchline. Whatever her story is, I doubt that it's talking she wants. Things could get bad, they could get worse, and very quickly," she releases that breath with a heavy sigh, her mind swarming with possibilities. "That's why it's important that you've told me the truth now, before something else happens. But Seren?" Her brows lift, "You can't tell anyone else what you've told me - that you have told me this - unless it's Sunjata or Nate. We don't know how things are going to go yet and it's imperative that you don't put yourself or anyone else in unnecessary danger. Do you understand? Don't take this upon yourself and, no matter what happens, none of it is your fault." That last part is something she'd always needed to hear and that's why it comes so easily, so readily, why she repeats it as if to ingrain it in the girl's mind.
but they can still carry you home
when you're ready to sleep
when you're ready to sleep
