clinging to the edge

"I know, Ashe," Vai murmured to her daughter, smiling sadly and stepping back from her for a moment to let her tend to Soot. The little wine spider was a gentle creature and he had done Ashe a lot of good, as far as she could tell. At least she'd had something to care for, when life had been darkest. Well... she'd also had Kalt and Theea, and Vervain was just beginning to understand the impact that the other assassin had on her life. Leaning back against the counter with her, she wiped at her eyes and let out a long sigh. "Yes, it is wrong." She nodded in agreement. "But I heard a lot of... disagreements, out where we were watching the fight. I have a bad feeling that this is only the beginning of how wrong this might get." vervain well i'll rest my eyes and i'll let the earth breathe