Secret Keeper

"Remi". She said as a correction. She still stood in front of the door, hands clasped so tightly in front of her, her knuckles turned white. The blonde woman worried her bottom lip, unable to maintain eye contact with him. Oh! But he was right, she hadn't introduced herself! "I'm so sorry, how rude of me! I'm Phoebe Steadman." she said quickly. A common girl, from a common family, the most notable person being her sister in law Roana if he hadn't ever known Brahm. But it was likely he didn't know her name at all. She reached out and shook his hand, her own hands small and delicate but still capable of a firm, respectable grip. A midwife needed to have a good grip - dropping newborns was pretty frowned upon in the profession. With introductions out of the way, her nervousness returned. She remembered why she was there, and therefore remembered the events that had transpired with the god. He might not find her his taste but this man had seen her naked, the thought alone making her whole face turn bright red. She swallowed a lump in her throat. Best to get through this before she lost her nerve. "I just...I-I thought it was important for you to know that your secret is safe with me." she said quickly, a bit flustered. He may have seen her naked, but it wasn't like he could use that to hurt him. There were enough who thought badly about people who preferred their own sex that she and he knew this knowledge could hurt him. "And...well...I don't think poorly of you for it...and I'm sorry for being so rude that day. I was being selfish and that was wrong." In her mortification she hadn't thought about how this would have hurt anyone but herself. But she was rambling and not making any sense now was she? She sighed, disappointed with herself for being such a mess. "I'm sorry I sound so stupid." she mumbled. Phoebe Be gentle to all and stern with yourself