DELPHINE
Pull me from the dirt,
No, you don't want me in your garden.
No, you don't want me in your garden.
Dandelion, dandelion.
Delphine shook her head slowly, that no, she wouldn't have believed Noah if he'd tried to tell her. At least, she was pretty sure she wouldn't've. She stayed quiet, he ignored her question about his drinking, and that did not convince her any further that he was okay but...
Then he was giving instructions, drawing in the snow, and she was watching. One thing she did understand, maps. Even makeshift ones. She had gotten far off-track, and she frowned at that fact, listening as he spoke. She'd been raised by a soldier, even though her brother hated raising her, she had once known how to protect herself. But...
Years of being protected by her husband, and then of isolation, had worn her skills down. And she murmured quietly, "You're telling me because... you're going to leave?" She gestured toward the sky, frowning. It was an assumption, but why wouldn't he? His wings could carry him away from Whitebrim faster than her legs.
Too bad he couldn't carry her with him.
"Don't leave, please?" She wasn't thrilled about pleading for the man to stay but... she'd rather not wind up wandering alone, not again. She didn't like to be alone.
Then he was giving instructions, drawing in the snow, and she was watching. One thing she did understand, maps. Even makeshift ones. She had gotten far off-track, and she frowned at that fact, listening as he spoke. She'd been raised by a soldier, even though her brother hated raising her, she had once known how to protect herself. But...
Years of being protected by her husband, and then of isolation, had worn her skills down. And she murmured quietly, "You're telling me because... you're going to leave?" She gestured toward the sky, frowning. It was an assumption, but why wouldn't he? His wings could carry him away from Whitebrim faster than her legs.
Too bad he couldn't carry her with him.
"Don't leave, please?" She wasn't thrilled about pleading for the man to stay but... she'd rather not wind up wandering alone, not again. She didn't like to be alone.
