there's light at the edge of the darkness
Loren didn’t know what he was expecting when he summoned the songbirds. However, the slight smile from Oia’i’o was enough to draw a full grin from his lips. That grin froze in place along with the bird when she gave her command, and his eyes widened in shock. Glancing over at his creature, he tried to give it orders, but to no avail: it was frozen as thoroughly as anything caught in water during Deepfrost. That display of power cowed him. So as she leaned forward to inspect the bird, he practically held his breath, worried about what she might do if he moved.
Thankfully, she released the bird before too long. He let out his breath at the same time. Given how perturbed—not necessarily in a bad way, but it had certainly been surprising—he was, he completely missed how uncomfortable she felt when he told her he didn’t mind her company. ”How did you do that? Can you freeze time?” That seemed like a power beyond a mere demi-god. However, he was relatively ignorant of what the children of gods could do. Perhaps they were all this strong. If so, he vastly revised his estimation of her.
At her explanation of exactly what had been done to her memories, he frowned. They’d already covered this ground, at least in part, and she’d explained that her faith in Rae overrode her concern about her lost memories. ”And none of them other than Kai understood you?” She didn’t seem mean or inscrutable, just a little off. Then again, many people lacked the patience to deal with those who were different. However, as someone who’d been an outcast most his life (dukedom aside), the Launceleyn wasn’t going to walk away just because the conversation didn’t follow the scripts he was used.
Thankfully, she released the bird before too long. He let out his breath at the same time. Given how perturbed—not necessarily in a bad way, but it had certainly been surprising—he was, he completely missed how uncomfortable she felt when he told her he didn’t mind her company. ”How did you do that? Can you freeze time?” That seemed like a power beyond a mere demi-god. However, he was relatively ignorant of what the children of gods could do. Perhaps they were all this strong. If so, he vastly revised his estimation of her.
At her explanation of exactly what had been done to her memories, he frowned. They’d already covered this ground, at least in part, and she’d explained that her faith in Rae overrode her concern about her lost memories. ”And none of them other than Kai understood you?” She didn’t seem mean or inscrutable, just a little off. Then again, many people lacked the patience to deal with those who were different. However, as someone who’d been an outcast most his life (dukedom aside), the Launceleyn wasn’t going to walk away just because the conversation didn’t follow the scripts he was used.
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