MAEA
Carry me through this world alive
I feel no more, this suffering
I feel no more, this suffering
Maea merely nodded, accepting the apology even though she still felt like she ought to be the one to offer it. Vowing to make up for it, to actually turn to him for help when she needed it, she let the matter drop and focused back on the rest of the conversation.
Unfortunately, she thought he might be right. Just look at herself, the position she had placed herself in. Not because she had chosen the power, but because it seemed determined to choose her... and now she would have to learn to live with it.
"Why not?" she asked. "Jigano seemed to think your school would be a far better alternative to coming here. He... " she chewed her lip, weighing the secrets she'd wanted to keep, the surprise she'd wanted to spring on Loren... and found it rather pointless. "He told me that I'd have to choose. Between staying a Loreseeker or joining this Academy of Zariah's."
There. Surprise. She was a loreseeker too... for now.
Unfortunately, she thought he might be right. Just look at herself, the position she had placed herself in. Not because she had chosen the power, but because it seemed determined to choose her... and now she would have to learn to live with it.
"Why not?" she asked. "Jigano seemed to think your school would be a far better alternative to coming here. He... " she chewed her lip, weighing the secrets she'd wanted to keep, the surprise she'd wanted to spring on Loren... and found it rather pointless. "He told me that I'd have to choose. Between staying a Loreseeker or joining this Academy of Zariah's."
There. Surprise. She was a loreseeker too... for now.
Bury me in this cold light
I feed the wolf, and shed my skin
I feed the wolf, and shed my skin
