REXANNA
paint my spirit gold
While he might be young, he’s still taller than she is. And she has to look up to him as she hands him the glass, not knowing what might be running through his mind. But he knows it’s not easy, when she was on the run and fell here, she was certain it was some kind of magical trap – to think that she had made it out, when in reality she was still there. But she wasn’t, she was here, and better for it. She doesn’t know how long it will take him, but she hopes she can make it as easy of a transition as possible.Her sapphire eyes watch as he finishes the glass of water, before she takes the glass back and fills it up again, bringing it over to the couch – soft fleece blankets sit upon it, ones she has yet to pack away and bring. And simply for his comfort, she chooses the seat opposite of the couch, a comfortable chair, but one to face him at as she tells him about the place he’s found himself in, and about the Ascended.
“Well, for starters. This is Caido, and you’re in the Hollowed Grounds. There was a barrier here, it’s recently fallen, based around the Spire which is where you came in.” She tries to go slowly in case he has questions. “Our Goddess, the Voice, was trapped within the Spire. The barrier was built to keep her and us inside, but the land was dying. A year ago a few other Outlanders killed the demon guarding it and after, a few of us Ascended went in and freed her… And the barrier fell.” She explains, pausing again as she sits back and crosses a leg over her other one.
“As for us, we’re not… Really human.” She says lightly, unsure how to put it. “We don’t need to eat, to drink, to do anything of that. Not even sleep. We can rest, sure, but sleeping is unnecessary, as is breathing. We don’t feel physical pain, nor do we bleed true blood.” She tilts her head as she looks back to him, a serious look crossing her face. “The most important thing is that we do not go out in the sunlight, not until you're older.” It’s almost a motherly tone, of concern, of boundaries set. She's newly Ascended, so she's in the same boat as he is when it comes to the sunlight. But she doesn't tell him this, she keeps it to herself for the moment.
