i'm tired of the weight of mortality, i want to tear it from my veins
until i bleed silver and gold
It’s amusing to her, able to see the shifts and changes of his mood, able to read the panes of his face in only a way an old friend would be able to. So as she sips from the glass and he offers a fine with that childish amusement lingering back, she sets the cup in her lap and watches him with all that air of happiness and content. “I really am happy for you, Deimos.” She offers on a more serious note.
The idea of him and Amalia together was enough to settle any of the thoughts of whether someone would be good enough for him. Amalia was that, the light in the darkness Deimos often needed. And despite the Shield’s own differing opinions on the Ascended, the woman had still helped her find the stones to be made into her eyes when she’d been left blind.
It was something else she couldn’t entirely pay back, aside from trying to ensure her people didn’t cause more problems than they already had. And so far, so good, things had gone well enough with it. “So, Deepfrost plans then. Do you think we could squirrel away a place in the center of the Sanctuary to erect a permanent spark bird perch?” She asks, cocking her head a small amount with the question.
The idea of him and Amalia together was enough to settle any of the thoughts of whether someone would be good enough for him. Amalia was that, the light in the darkness Deimos often needed. And despite the Shield’s own differing opinions on the Ascended, the woman had still helped her find the stones to be made into her eyes when she’d been left blind.
It was something else she couldn’t entirely pay back, aside from trying to ensure her people didn’t cause more problems than they already had. And so far, so good, things had gone well enough with it. “So, Deepfrost plans then. Do you think we could squirrel away a place in the center of the Sanctuary to erect a permanent spark bird perch?” She asks, cocking her head a small amount with the question.
maybe one day they'll chant our names
and name galaxies after us, and we too shall be eternal
REXANNA
