NEPHELE
Ah, a young one. Nephele tilts her head in a birdlike manner as she surveys the features of this new person. Their gaze is heavy and prolonged, but Nephele has grown used to this in her travels throughout the Grounds. Fae do not normally leave the Greatwood, and often are too spiteful to do more than throw acorns from above when Grounders decide to venture into their forest. Nephele is perhaps a rare breed, and if this youngling is as fresh-faced as she assumes, it's not unexpected to be stared at.
"Yes," she confirms simply when they blurt out her race. Perhaps Quanil is lucky, but Fae are quite used to being blunt considering they cannot lie. "Hello, I am Nephele." This is perhaps the easiest time she has had meeting someone new, and she certainly doesn't mind it. Everything to the point and easy.
Until the compliment.
Nephele's cheeks go warm and flustered, wings speedily humming at her back to expel the frenetic energy suddenly building in her chest. Many had commented on her wings in the Grounds, or just stared, but none had complimented them. "Thank you," she says weakly, unsure how else to respond to such a thing. "What are you attending to out here?" Best to get the subject matter off herself to spare them both.
"Yes," she confirms simply when they blurt out her race. Perhaps Quanil is lucky, but Fae are quite used to being blunt considering they cannot lie. "Hello, I am Nephele." This is perhaps the easiest time she has had meeting someone new, and she certainly doesn't mind it. Everything to the point and easy.
Until the compliment.
Nephele's cheeks go warm and flustered, wings speedily humming at her back to expel the frenetic energy suddenly building in her chest. Many had commented on her wings in the Grounds, or just stared, but none had complimented them. "Thank you," she says weakly, unsure how else to respond to such a thing. "What are you attending to out here?" Best to get the subject matter off herself to spare them both.
and I stood there waiting
even as the first drop fell
wondering why the water burned
