It's Lord of the Flies in my mind tonight
A throaty hum is all that she can say to that assessment, thoroughly disagreeing about what she wanted to do in the Hollowed Grounds, but unwilling to start an argument. And as for what they’re doing now - that is, nothing, she is also unwilling to comment. What Ronin does have right is that the problem was with her. And him. Together or separate, they were not the kind of leaders the Ground needed at that time.
And it’s time she let that chapter go.
“He’s a Launceleyn through and through. Different than Zariah and Loren and Edy, but still very much a Launceleyn.” And Ascended. Which may or may not be why she likes him more. In fact, as time goes on she’s found that she has fewer problems with the Outlander men than she’d originally had; maybe it’s because they’re spread out and doing their own thing, but these one-off interactions are far more to her liking than the daily kind.
“I can only imagine” the Wraith replies quietly, a nod of recognition to the difficulty of moving on after losing a child. And she’s just about to find out who Seren is - maybe - so Astor is trying to avoid that for at least another post. “But I am glad to hear you’re doing better.” There’s no sage advice, no time heals all woulds bullshit. He’s likely to have heard it often enough. “And I hope you enjoy your LongNight outside of the Grounds. I hear it’s quite different in Torchline.”
And it’s time she let that chapter go.
“He’s a Launceleyn through and through. Different than Zariah and Loren and Edy, but still very much a Launceleyn.” And Ascended. Which may or may not be why she likes him more. In fact, as time goes on she’s found that she has fewer problems with the Outlander men than she’d originally had; maybe it’s because they’re spread out and doing their own thing, but these one-off interactions are far more to her liking than the daily kind.
“I can only imagine” the Wraith replies quietly, a nod of recognition to the difficulty of moving on after losing a child.
