until i'm ready, let me be
She furrows her brow: "Yes I was," she replies, confused, tilting her head at Sam. "Rexanna... she came to see me. Said they made me historian or something." She does not mention that she then demanded more responsibility; the decision feels rather foolish looking back, and part of her hopes Rexanna will entirely disregard that part of their conversation.
His comment on their lack of knowledge is irritating in its accuracy. "Yeah," she replies, a defeated expression on her face. "Maybe in the Atheneum there's a book about it... an actual account. Or maybe... maybe we can ask the gods for more information. Y'know. Together." This last word is said somewhat carefully; she does not meet his eyes. A family outing of sorts, probably destined to end terribly- and why would he even want to go do something like that with her?
The next question, though, has her looking up, her dark eyes soft as she searches his face. Does she think he's soulless? "I... I don't know," Amalia answers honestly, her voice frank. "I've been told the Voice has the souls of Ascended in the Spire, but I don't know if it's only the deceased ones or the living. And I don't... I don't know if it matters, whether you have one or not right now. But knowing that when you die you'll go nowhere, that you won't find peace with Mort... doesn't that scare you at all?"
His comment on their lack of knowledge is irritating in its accuracy. "Yeah," she replies, a defeated expression on her face. "Maybe in the Atheneum there's a book about it... an actual account. Or maybe... maybe we can ask the gods for more information. Y'know. Together." This last word is said somewhat carefully; she does not meet his eyes. A family outing of sorts, probably destined to end terribly- and why would he even want to go do something like that with her?
The next question, though, has her looking up, her dark eyes soft as she searches his face. Does she think he's soulless? "I... I don't know," Amalia answers honestly, her voice frank. "I've been told the Voice has the souls of Ascended in the Spire, but I don't know if it's only the deceased ones or the living. And I don't... I don't know if it matters, whether you have one or not right now. But knowing that when you die you'll go nowhere, that you won't find peace with Mort... doesn't that scare you at all?"
i have to heal myself
AmaLiA
