LOREN
Rexanna guessed wrong: they weren’t real enough to fulfill the purpose that they actually needed them for, which was keeping them safe during LongNight. Although that wasn’t exactly what she meant, Loren had been in a pessimistic mood lately. ”Apparently the feather doesn’t emit light to deter the monsters, just sets things on fire. And the luxere antlers only work on luxere.” So no magical solution to their problems was coming, and he could feel his doubts rise as his self-confidence plummeted. After all, without his magic, he was all but useless.
Again, he was taking the worst possible interpretation of the blue-eyed woman’s words, but at least this time he wasn’t cruel and angry, just tired and sad. Granted, that wasn’t much better. ”So again, while I don’t know if it even works with other creatures, I don’t know what other creatures or their parts might be useful.” Not at this exact moment in time, at least. At her comment about this development coming at an inopportune time, he gave her a wry look. ”I’m aware. I…” He trailed off with a sigh. ”I’ll try to figure it out, get a handle on it.” As much as he could while trapped inside, which probably meant he’d fail. At least he was getting good at that.
Surprisingly—or perhaps unsurprisingly, given the deity in question—Rexanna found the summoner’s experiences with Frey exciting, or at least worth talking about. He, however, was still feeling too awkward about even bringing it up to respond in kind; instead, he just rested his chin on his knees. ”Well. The uh...first time they took my clothes away. And it was already Deepfrost so…” So he’d been too busy worrying about not freezing anything off—and walking back home naked—to revel in the sensation. The second time, though, he’d definitely been practically catatonic for a while after. ”It certainly would be.” Out with a bang, as the expression went.
Again, he was taking the worst possible interpretation of the blue-eyed woman’s words, but at least this time he wasn’t cruel and angry, just tired and sad. Granted, that wasn’t much better. ”So again, while I don’t know if it even works with other creatures, I don’t know what other creatures or their parts might be useful.” Not at this exact moment in time, at least. At her comment about this development coming at an inopportune time, he gave her a wry look. ”I’m aware. I…” He trailed off with a sigh. ”I’ll try to figure it out, get a handle on it.” As much as he could while trapped inside, which probably meant he’d fail. At least he was getting good at that.
Surprisingly—or perhaps unsurprisingly, given the deity in question—Rexanna found the summoner’s experiences with Frey exciting, or at least worth talking about. He, however, was still feeling too awkward about even bringing it up to respond in kind; instead, he just rested his chin on his knees. ”Well. The uh...first time they took my clothes away. And it was already Deepfrost so…” So he’d been too busy worrying about not freezing anything off—and walking back home naked—to revel in the sensation. The second time, though, he’d definitely been practically catatonic for a while after. ”It certainly would be.” Out with a bang, as the expression went.
REXANNA
