AmaLiA
Safrin's shield
"A mission I promised to help with," she points out in swift rebuttal. Then her tone softens a little, and her expression too, a curl of steam leaving her lips as she sighs. "You don't have to endure the dark alone, Ronin." They are both of them sworn to guard the stars.
She cannot bear to look upon the horror that overtakes Ronin, opting instead to focus on the milling luxere and their bouncing light. "The door... destroys anything made by the Voice. Including Ascended." Her mouth is dry as she says it aloud, knowing the implications too well now. Any Ascended caught outside will not be able to get in.
The starbolt catches her off guard, causing a well of panic to spring up in her chest. Flashes of the day the Temple fell strobe brightly through her mind; she inhales a deep gulp of frigid air, attempting to quell the thundering of her heart. "How... how long are you going to stay out here?" she asks softly, doing her best to keep her composure and looking at neither Aoife nor Ronin. How long can you endure it? Gods know she couldn't, not if it was one of her ghosts.
She cannot bear to look upon the horror that overtakes Ronin, opting instead to focus on the milling luxere and their bouncing light. "The door... destroys anything made by the Voice. Including Ascended." Her mouth is dry as she says it aloud, knowing the implications too well now. Any Ascended caught outside will not be able to get in.
The starbolt catches her off guard, causing a well of panic to spring up in her chest. Flashes of the day the Temple fell strobe brightly through her mind; she inhales a deep gulp of frigid air, attempting to quell the thundering of her heart. "How... how long are you going to stay out here?" she asks softly, doing her best to keep her composure and looking at neither Aoife nor Ronin. How long can you endure it? Gods know she couldn't, not if it was one of her ghosts.
& once again I shall kiss the sky
