chrysalis

there's an ocean in my body

there's a river in my soul

Ink to page, pages in a binding, glue to hold it together. Sam was busy with the repetitive and regular job of bookmaking, something he had done with his hands for over fifteen years now. He had worried when he had gotten his new fingers that the knack would be lost, but the muscles still left in his hands remembered the tasks well enough to make up the difference. When he wasn't out exploring or helping, he was there at his desk in the bookshop, binding together all the knowledge Caido had to offer.

He looked up at the sound of the door opening and smiled as he saw Isla, though his expression took on a more curious tone as his eyes fell upon the stranger with her - not anyone he recognised. A new arrival from another world, maybe.

"Hello! Do come in. I wasn't expecting a visit from the Overseer." Sam teased a little, standing up from his desk and coming around to the front. "And um, I don't think I've made your acquaintance, sir...?"

if I see a sign in the sky tonight

No one's gonna tell me it's a trick of the light

SAMuEL