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She nods along to his words, accepting them as truth, at least for him. For her own grief, when her family had succumbed to the famine, her truth was in acknowledging their existence and the part they played in herself and her sister in Ascending. They were not radiant like Rexanna was, and while she missed the steadiness that was family life, she was also young, and able to turn her attention to the future - for she and Mabel had a future now, thanks to the Voice.
So it is no surprise that her attention is piqued when he mentions her, the lady, the Voice who gave her this second chance at life. "The Voice will surely know the way." Solemn words were given, a small nod following. The girl so desperately wanted to ask if she could attend the shrine when he did - but then she looked again to the bed, to the body of their fallen Queen, and she allowed a small, sad sigh to leave her lips instead.
"Will you… hold a service for her, when Longnight ends?"
So it is no surprise that her attention is piqued when he mentions her, the lady, the Voice who gave her this second chance at life. "The Voice will surely know the way." Solemn words were given, a small nod following. The girl so desperately wanted to ask if she could attend the shrine when he did - but then she looked again to the bed, to the body of their fallen Queen, and she allowed a small, sad sigh to leave her lips instead.
"Will you… hold a service for her, when Longnight ends?"
innocence
is but an illusion
is but an illusion
