there's light at the edge of the darkness
Loren was working late, as he’d grown wont to do of late. Brow furrowed with concentration, his finger tracked the text of the journal before him. It described a standard cure for a seasonal flu that was common to Halo. A single candle on the workstation flickered in a draft that he hadn’t been able to find the source of.
The rest of the light was provided by the soft glow of Astra’s horns, who dozed at his feet. Occasionally she bleated softly as she dreamed and he’d glance down at her affectionately. A mess of leaves, stalks, and roots we on the table next to a mortar and pestle. With his telekinesis, he would toss in a handful before grinding them in a paste.
He was rubbing his eyes when a cough sounded outside the infirmary. Looking up, he frowned when he saw Maea was there. ”Maea? Is everything all right?” Peering past her, he saw the hallway was dark, the Palace having put out its lights for the night already. ”What time is it?” Standing up, he picked up the candle, which rested on a stand and waved for her to sit on one of the beds that were all currently empty.
Finally, the weird light hanging in the air next to her registered. Pointing at it, he shot her a curious look. "What's that?"
The rest of the light was provided by the soft glow of Astra’s horns, who dozed at his feet. Occasionally she bleated softly as she dreamed and he’d glance down at her affectionately. A mess of leaves, stalks, and roots we on the table next to a mortar and pestle. With his telekinesis, he would toss in a handful before grinding them in a paste.
He was rubbing his eyes when a cough sounded outside the infirmary. Looking up, he frowned when he saw Maea was there. ”Maea? Is everything all right?” Peering past her, he saw the hallway was dark, the Palace having put out its lights for the night already. ”What time is it?” Standing up, he picked up the candle, which rested on a stand and waved for her to sit on one of the beds that were all currently empty.
Finally, the weird light hanging in the air next to her registered. Pointing at it, he shot her a curious look. "What's that?"
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