Maea
Rest against my pillow
like the aging winter sun
like the aging winter sun
Nodding and visibly comforted by the unspoken assurance that it was okay for things to take time, Maea squeezed his hand back before letting go, so he could keep working in peace. The groan of metal and wood that followed made her wince and look around, as if the Sage might come hurtling in at any moment, demanding to know what they were doing. When moments passed and nothing happened, she was surprised at the disappointment she felt. Funny, how someone who had been gone from the public eye so long could be so sorely missed.
"I don't think it matters, anymore," she mumbled, while setting aside the papers on the floor. "I can't see anyone using the desk again. Even if there were other Loreseekers left beside me."
She returned to her own search, listening but with only half an ear as Amun spoke. In the middle of the stack she found an old pamphlet Jigano had put in order, with a list of flora and fauna common to the region. The nostalgia drew a smile to her lips as she skimmed the pages, and she grew so absorbed with it that the hand on her head made her jump.
"Mh? Oh, yes. You're right, of course." Moving to take his hand and lean her cheek against it, Maea narrowed her eyes at a passage in the gathered notes. "Hey, Amun? I know you said that Safrin's Library might be the only place left to search... but has anyone taken a look beneath the Bone Bridge?" She held up the sheaf of papers so he could read the description for himself. "I can't recall that anyone has even tried - maybe the Kappa is there for a reason. What do you think?"
"I don't think it matters, anymore," she mumbled, while setting aside the papers on the floor. "I can't see anyone using the desk again. Even if there were other Loreseekers left beside me."
She returned to her own search, listening but with only half an ear as Amun spoke. In the middle of the stack she found an old pamphlet Jigano had put in order, with a list of flora and fauna common to the region. The nostalgia drew a smile to her lips as she skimmed the pages, and she grew so absorbed with it that the hand on her head made her jump.
"Mh? Oh, yes. You're right, of course." Moving to take his hand and lean her cheek against it, Maea narrowed her eyes at a passage in the gathered notes. "Hey, Amun? I know you said that Safrin's Library might be the only place left to search... but has anyone taken a look beneath the Bone Bridge?" She held up the sheaf of papers so he could read the description for himself. "I can't recall that anyone has even tried - maybe the Kappa is there for a reason. What do you think?"
Only wake each morning to
remember that you're gone
remember that you're gone
