Glitter in the sky, glitter in my eye, shining just the way I like
It was reassuring that at least someone knew of her trouble with Umbra. It made the whole situation easier to bear, not to mention that it offered Seren enough peace of mind to set the matter aside. While Maeve said almost the same things as Harper had, it did not change what she had to do - and that was not something she could accomplish tonight.
So Seren happily launched into explaining the last visit with her mother, excitement rising within as her friend seemed suitably interested.
"Well, I had asked for a way to travel more swiftly, so that I can avoid the Voice's portals. Since they do nasty things to those who step through them too often. And she showed me how to open pathways to different regions, from my Island. I can go practically anywhere now." The sense of freedom it offered was indescribable, but shone like relief in the girl's eyes all the same.
"And," Seren added, her grin turning almost feral, "when I worried about being unable to protect my friends, Mother told me to go and prove myself. I have plenty of interesting fights ahead of me, and I look forward to it."
It was so easy to mistake Seren for someone who was only kind and sweet and compassionate. Only rarely did her fiercer side shine through, but this was absolutely one of those times. Bristling with energy, raring for a fight - to test her limits and see what she was made of.
Only with some difficulty did she keep from sloshing drinks over herself in the excitement. "How did your visit go?" she asked, as she turned her attention back on Maeve.
So Seren happily launched into explaining the last visit with her mother, excitement rising within as her friend seemed suitably interested.
"Well, I had asked for a way to travel more swiftly, so that I can avoid the Voice's portals. Since they do nasty things to those who step through them too often. And she showed me how to open pathways to different regions, from my Island. I can go practically anywhere now." The sense of freedom it offered was indescribable, but shone like relief in the girl's eyes all the same.
"And," Seren added, her grin turning almost feral, "when I worried about being unable to protect my friends, Mother told me to go and prove myself. I have plenty of interesting fights ahead of me, and I look forward to it."
It was so easy to mistake Seren for someone who was only kind and sweet and compassionate. Only rarely did her fiercer side shine through, but this was absolutely one of those times. Bristling with energy, raring for a fight - to test her limits and see what she was made of.
Only with some difficulty did she keep from sloshing drinks over herself in the excitement. "How did your visit go?" she asked, as she turned her attention back on Maeve.
Seren
