another one bites the dust

Maea

And time it waits for no one
It heals them when you die

"Depends... how do you define 'alright'?" She sounded hoarse, and tired. Looked it too; there were dark circles under her eyes and she more shuffled than walked into the room. Closing the door behind her, she leaned her back against it and sighed, eyes closed. "Late... the sun just set. Don't know the hour." Well past dinner, at least, and by the look of it, neither of them had taken the time to eat.

The orb of light hovered in the air above Maea's head, its color slowly shifting from hues of blue into brilliant whites, and back again. Slow, almost hypnotic changes; it flickered like some errant fire gone astray, and upon being noticed, it came drifting towards Loren on some unfelt breeze.

"Will-o-wisp," Maea told him, in the same, dull tone. Pushing herself from the door, she picked her way over to the bed, but rather than sittting she slumped onto it, feet still on the ground and a hand draped over her eyes. "My new companion. Shii, say hi to Loren." She waved a hand in their general direction; Shii swirled a few laps around Loren's head and then came to a halt in front of him. Waiting expectantly, like a dog that just did a trick and wanted treats.

And soon you are forgotten
A whisper within a sigh