Amalia
the shield of safrin
"My grandmother was more closely aligned to Mort, actually," Amalia replies with a bit of a shrug, sidestepping the teasing comment and pushing back a lock of hair. "And it was Vi who named me Shield of Safrin, so I suppose that makes me his." She says this with no small amount of pride, trying and failing to hide the smile that blooms across her face. A smile only further emboldened by Loren's gentle reassurance, embarrassed and pleased all at once, unaccustomed to such overt praise.
The comment about her lecturing has her raise an eyebrow. "Did you learn anything from that, except that I'm self-righteous and a know-it-all?" she fires back quickly, the laughter doing very little to mask the sharp self-depreciation in the words. Oh, she knows what people think of her: that she is holier-than-thou, a fanatic, a child playing at greater purpose. She thinks it of herself more often than not, wonders why she continues trying when her actions so rarely lead to success.
Disbelieving, she shakes her head, chewing thoughtfully on her lip as she glances shyly up at Loren from underneath lashed, hooded eyes. "But that was just through conversation. Teaching- I don't know. I... I think I might like to try, but I'm not really good at talking. I get nervous easily. What if I can't do it?"
The comment about her lecturing has her raise an eyebrow. "Did you learn anything from that, except that I'm self-righteous and a know-it-all?" she fires back quickly, the laughter doing very little to mask the sharp self-depreciation in the words. Oh, she knows what people think of her: that she is holier-than-thou, a fanatic, a child playing at greater purpose. She thinks it of herself more often than not, wonders why she continues trying when her actions so rarely lead to success.
Disbelieving, she shakes her head, chewing thoughtfully on her lip as she glances shyly up at Loren from underneath lashed, hooded eyes. "But that was just through conversation. Teaching- I don't know. I... I think I might like to try, but I'm not really good at talking. I get nervous easily. What if I can't do it?"
you are slowly growing
but you are still growing
and that is enough
