"That's good, I think." Kellan wasn't sure whether the bubble was a good or bad thing, if it had been keeping someone bad locked away. Or maybe she wasn't that bad? It was hard to tell, but the mention of ten gods had the young man nodding. No elemental gods seemed strange, like a hole was being left in the universe that would need filling, but the names that she gave him to go with a few of the local deities were worth paying attention to. "Those three...what are they like?" he asked, reaching for any distraction that could deflect from the awkwardness of his loss and the Fair One's patience with him.
Strange as she was, even Kel could see how forced her smile was, and the noncommittal answer spoke the volumes that Jiao wouldn't. He was quiet for a long few moments before he nodded in acceptance of her unwillingness to dash his hopes any harder than they already had been. "I guess I'll just have to look for them, then," he said, suddenly feeling very small in this big, strange new world. "Have you met many others like me?" Distant travelers, lost souls, strayed sheep in need of guidance.
Strange as she was, even Kel could see how forced her smile was, and the noncommittal answer spoke the volumes that Jiao wouldn't. He was quiet for a long few moments before he nodded in acceptance of her unwillingness to dash his hopes any harder than they already had been. "I guess I'll just have to look for them, then," he said, suddenly feeling very small in this big, strange new world. "Have you met many others like me?" Distant travelers, lost souls, strayed sheep in need of guidance.
