Amalia
Amalia's smile only widens as Adam objects to her threat of gossip, her dark eyes glittering with fond mischief and cheshire wiles. An ambiguous shrug is all she replies with, and a mental note to find Peter at some point and see if the boy would tell her more. Perhaps not one to threaten to piss on an errant lover, Amalia is no less protective of her friends: if Peter is playing with Adam's emotions he will meet the sharp end of a leopard's claws.
She does not say that to Adam, though. Instead she speaks of Emmett, her expression fading and growing severe as she thinks of the young man's loss, his life cut short by a freak accident before he could see the world. Fidgeting with the whale who has settled in her lap, Amalia leans back against a tree, her expression thoughtful and withdrawn, her mind drifting far away.
She almost misses Adam's question: "Hmm?" the baker questions softly, turning black eyes back to him. "Um... well, Ludo gathers souls for Mort. The lanterns help guide them to Ludo. They can get to it without them, but the lights help. And some still don't make it." The memory of lost souls at Long Night sends a shiver down her spine, and the baker sighs and shakes her head before rising to her feet.
"Come on. Let's find a good place to hang this. And- keep an eye out for cats."
She does not say that to Adam, though. Instead she speaks of Emmett, her expression fading and growing severe as she thinks of the young man's loss, his life cut short by a freak accident before he could see the world. Fidgeting with the whale who has settled in her lap, Amalia leans back against a tree, her expression thoughtful and withdrawn, her mind drifting far away.
She almost misses Adam's question: "Hmm?" the baker questions softly, turning black eyes back to him. "Um... well, Ludo gathers souls for Mort. The lanterns help guide them to Ludo. They can get to it without them, but the lights help. And some still don't make it." The memory of lost souls at Long Night sends a shiver down her spine, and the baker sighs and shakes her head before rising to her feet.
"Come on. Let's find a good place to hang this. And- keep an eye out for cats."
