It was more than an emergency that had gotten in the way of their meeting. After the meeting in the Temple where she'd learned of the shrine in the Underground; after her run in with Archebold that had played on her mind in the dead of night ever since, a mix of horror and fascination she couldn't shake; after meeting Samuel, sweet and unassuming and Ascended... Isla had been able to resist the unknown no longer.
Her footsteps were soft on the snow as she made her way into the Glade to meet Jigano as they had planned, moonlight spilling over her fair hair and casting it in a glowing halo about her head. She drank in the darkness like it was a form of sustenance on its own - during the daytime she had been so feeble it was difficult even to leave bed and try to do what little she could for her patients. At night, though, she came alive again.
And she was very much alive as she stepped into the clearing, a delighted smile on her face at the song that drifted about from her friend. "Beautiful, as always," she complimented, giving him a curtsey and straightening up once more. She also carried a bag with her, filled with more of the sweet hay and a few oats, too. "Sorry we missed each other again - I do hope you haven't been waiting long."
Her footsteps were soft on the snow as she made her way into the Glade to meet Jigano as they had planned, moonlight spilling over her fair hair and casting it in a glowing halo about her head. She drank in the darkness like it was a form of sustenance on its own - during the daytime she had been so feeble it was difficult even to leave bed and try to do what little she could for her patients. At night, though, she came alive again.
And she was very much alive as she stepped into the clearing, a delighted smile on her face at the song that drifted about from her friend. "Beautiful, as always," she complimented, giving him a curtsey and straightening up once more. She also carried a bag with her, filled with more of the sweet hay and a few oats, too. "Sorry we missed each other again - I do hope you haven't been waiting long."
