Maea
And time it waits for no one
It heals them when you die
It heals them when you die
Frankly, he was no help at all, and the way he told her to not go looking for trouble rankled. Enough to make her turn narrowed eyes on him, her mouth thinning as she bit her jaws together.
"That's why I'm talking to you about it," she said pointedly. "To gather information, so I can make a plan. I'm not about to go look for trouble, Loren, but I want something to do. Need something, that's not just sitting on my hands waiting for a man to decide I'm worth the risk, or until someone else makes another discovery that changes the world around me without me being there to affect the outcome."
She drained the tea and set the cup aside on the tray, then pushed herself off the cot to stand, her fingers restless already as they raked through her hair, pushing it back from her face.
"If you don't want to talk about what you found, that's fine. I can't force you and I won't try. But I would appreciate it if you didn't try to protect me. I don't want it, and I don't need it."
Her tone was even, not angry or even that annoyed, but it wasn't far off either. Maea turned, threw a glance out the window, then at Astra, happily munching her breakfast.
"I should go... Thank you, for last night. I... It meant a lot."
"That's why I'm talking to you about it," she said pointedly. "To gather information, so I can make a plan. I'm not about to go look for trouble, Loren, but I want something to do. Need something, that's not just sitting on my hands waiting for a man to decide I'm worth the risk, or until someone else makes another discovery that changes the world around me without me being there to affect the outcome."
She drained the tea and set the cup aside on the tray, then pushed herself off the cot to stand, her fingers restless already as they raked through her hair, pushing it back from her face.
"If you don't want to talk about what you found, that's fine. I can't force you and I won't try. But I would appreciate it if you didn't try to protect me. I don't want it, and I don't need it."
Her tone was even, not angry or even that annoyed, but it wasn't far off either. Maea turned, threw a glance out the window, then at Astra, happily munching her breakfast.
"I should go... Thank you, for last night. I... It meant a lot."
And soon you are forgotten
A whisper within a sigh
A whisper within a sigh
