cigarettes, the taste of whiskey on your lips
still haunting my every kiss - do you remember it?
still haunting my every kiss - do you remember it?
Ah, now that made more sense. From what she knew of Ascended, they were indeed much more suited to assault from the shadows than battle on the field. But that was where Zariah saw not just her piece of the puzzle, but the piece of the Abandoned – no, Acquired. At least, the Acquired when shaped and molded by someone who knew what they were doing, who understood magic and its uses and how to make it manifest in a desired way. Why shouldn’t the two races most hated by the Old Gods not align?
But alas, it seemed the Voice was of a different opinion. And yet, she still revealed much to the family head, enough for her to begin formulating her own plans. Zariah smiled, though the expression did not reach her eyes. ”I see.” she said quietly, ”Then, until next we meet.” she said, bowing slightly at her waist. For all her snideness, Zariah really did quite respect the Voice for what she did and had done. And she did see parallels between them. But now it was time to prove that was the case. Rising from the shallow bow she turned on her heel, expression blank again, though Edrei might see the glint of a smirk in her eye as she walked out, expecting her Left Hand to follow.
But alas, it seemed the Voice was of a different opinion. And yet, she still revealed much to the family head, enough for her to begin formulating her own plans. Zariah smiled, though the expression did not reach her eyes. ”I see.” she said quietly, ”Then, until next we meet.” she said, bowing slightly at her waist. For all her snideness, Zariah really did quite respect the Voice for what she did and had done. And she did see parallels between them. But now it was time to prove that was the case. Rising from the shallow bow she turned on her heel, expression blank again, though Edrei might see the glint of a smirk in her eye as she walked out, expecting her Left Hand to follow.
