she is like the sun to night
She bit back a laugh at the way she could see Luci’s inspection through the hole, eye to eye for a moment at the near-demise of the metal bucket. Instead, the youth nodded in understanding, pondering when she’d have time to meander and wander down the market wares and stalls, or what she had left to barter.
But then there was acceptance, and she handed the warped panels and dilapidated adornments over, gaze searing over from the remnants of other things, and down towards the pile of cast works. “That will be fine.” It just needed to contain enough, for feedings, though she figured it wouldn’t survive another fledgling onslaught. Best to put it with a gentler creature from now on, and she could puzzle through the complexity of the dragon child’s appetite for destruction another time. Perhaps it was nearing its recovery anyway, and it wouldn’t be much longer.
Distracted out of her musings, the Caretaker’s glow remained. “Thank you.” Uncertain if Luci would crave conversation during her work, her attention shifted again, before doing just that anyway. “You’ve been busy. Have you gone through the portals yet?” Curiosity would likely be her undoing at some point – and the question was anointed because she’d yet to drift forth.
But then there was acceptance, and she handed the warped panels and dilapidated adornments over, gaze searing over from the remnants of other things, and down towards the pile of cast works. “That will be fine.” It just needed to contain enough, for feedings, though she figured it wouldn’t survive another fledgling onslaught. Best to put it with a gentler creature from now on, and she could puzzle through the complexity of the dragon child’s appetite for destruction another time. Perhaps it was nearing its recovery anyway, and it wouldn’t be much longer.
Distracted out of her musings, the Caretaker’s glow remained. “Thank you.” Uncertain if Luci would crave conversation during her work, her attention shifted again, before doing just that anyway. “You’ve been busy. Have you gone through the portals yet?” Curiosity would likely be her undoing at some point – and the question was anointed because she’d yet to drift forth.
a momentary gold
Lena
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