PETER
Peter blinked, a soft grin caught on his lips but confusion, concern almost spreading over his brows, and eyes. Maea’s question, her tone, it tugged in his chest in a way he hadn’t expected, so all he could do was answer. Try to offer rhat little bit of information, in the hopes that it would help her. ”It was Safrin. I... I asked her if there was a way I could... be more useful. If there was something I could work towards. And she said... if I uh, if I passed her test, she would help me.”
They were outside by this point, the sun hanging lazily in the sky and making the lantern unnecessary. Peter led them towards a fence to sit on before continuing, his voice gentle. ”She... tried to drown me. Put me in a... a bubble of water. And when I broke out, I was... I was an animal.” Peter had forgotten the stigma of being abandoned, hadn’t grown up with it, and spent most of his time now with other outlanders. What happened to him had been a blessing he’d never expected, but it hadn’t seemed like an impossible dream.
They were outside by this point, the sun hanging lazily in the sky and making the lantern unnecessary. Peter led them towards a fence to sit on before continuing, his voice gentle. ”She... tried to drown me. Put me in a... a bubble of water. And when I broke out, I was... I was an animal.” Peter had forgotten the stigma of being abandoned, hadn’t grown up with it, and spent most of his time now with other outlanders. What happened to him had been a blessing he’d never expected, but it hadn’t seemed like an impossible dream.
and our memories defeat us
and I’ll end this duress
and I’ll end this duress
