Quanil walked along the beach. They planted a hooked staff as close to the tides as they reasonably could. She'd've liked that.
The lantern was a simple thing, childish: white waxed paper cylinder, seashells and waves in different shades and tints of blue pasted to it. But they hoped Miss Maea would've liked it. Because this was how they remembered her: stepping out into the ocean waves to retrieve a seashell for them to give to Freina, to cheer her up. Miss Maea Valair saying that all she wanted as for them to learn how to defend themselves and others.
They cleared their throat and spoke as they carefully lit the lantern. They were quiet, speaking to the lantern made in memorial of their all-too-brief friend. "I'm doing what you asked, Miss Maea. And Ludo's helping me. You disappeared from the world once, and then came back. I... I guess you won't be doing that again. But I remember you. Lots of us do. So, I guess, in that sense at least, you won't ever disappear. Never ever again."
They stepped back to look at their lantern, and to listen to the waves breaking so close by.
The lantern was a simple thing, childish: white waxed paper cylinder, seashells and waves in different shades and tints of blue pasted to it. But they hoped Miss Maea would've liked it. Because this was how they remembered her: stepping out into the ocean waves to retrieve a seashell for them to give to Freina, to cheer her up. Miss Maea Valair saying that all she wanted as for them to learn how to defend themselves and others.
They cleared their throat and spoke as they carefully lit the lantern. They were quiet, speaking to the lantern made in memorial of their all-too-brief friend. "I'm doing what you asked, Miss Maea. And Ludo's helping me. You disappeared from the world once, and then came back. I... I guess you won't be doing that again. But I remember you. Lots of us do. So, I guess, in that sense at least, you won't ever disappear. Never ever again."
They stepped back to look at their lantern, and to listen to the waves breaking so close by.
