Aurelia
and that the world is always our fault
when we did nothing, how did we do wrong?
when we did nothing, how did we do wrong?
Aurelia was asleep, actually, when these festivities had begun. She sat leaned over in a chair on the deck, resting her head in her arms on a nearby box. As uncomfortable of a position it was, she seemed to be sleeping soundly.
It didn't take long for the noisiness of the celebration to travel up to the ship. Groggily, she lifted up her head to find that it was dark and she was more-or-less alone. Following the noise and light, she stretched to her feet and looked out over the side of the ship.
A bonfire stood ablaze on the beach, lighting the faces of people all around. Many of them carried lanterns - or were in the process of making them. Somewhere amongst them all, she saw people she recognized. So that's where they went. A few of the crew had talked in passing about Leafchange and some kind of light festival. It came as no surprise, then, that the people of Torchline had started celebrating. "I'd better get down there and show some team spirit," Aurelia sighed.
She made her way down from the ship and across the beach to where Saiden and Melita were - and Jack, too, was nearby with a bit of an I-don't-want-to-be-here attitude. "Hey-o," she piped up casually, feeling more lively after the walk over. For a moment, Aurelia looked around and then she asked, "Where's Zephyr? Seems like you could use his company, Jack."
Aurelia wasn't particularly hungry but, she couldn't help following the smell of the chili. She grabbed a serving of it with a small helping of rice. Turning, she took a seat down in the sand somewhere between Saiden and Melita. She set her bowl down securely in the sand beside her to let it cool, and rested her elbows on her propped up knees.
"So..." Aurelia glanced between the two of them with her brows raised, "I heard there's a Festival of Lights coming up. What's everyone celebrating?"
It didn't take long for the noisiness of the celebration to travel up to the ship. Groggily, she lifted up her head to find that it was dark and she was more-or-less alone. Following the noise and light, she stretched to her feet and looked out over the side of the ship.
A bonfire stood ablaze on the beach, lighting the faces of people all around. Many of them carried lanterns - or were in the process of making them. Somewhere amongst them all, she saw people she recognized. So that's where they went. A few of the crew had talked in passing about Leafchange and some kind of light festival. It came as no surprise, then, that the people of Torchline had started celebrating. "I'd better get down there and show some team spirit," Aurelia sighed.
She made her way down from the ship and across the beach to where Saiden and Melita were - and Jack, too, was nearby with a bit of an I-don't-want-to-be-here attitude. "Hey-o," she piped up casually, feeling more lively after the walk over. For a moment, Aurelia looked around and then she asked, "Where's Zephyr? Seems like you could use his company, Jack."
Aurelia wasn't particularly hungry but, she couldn't help following the smell of the chili. She grabbed a serving of it with a small helping of rice. Turning, she took a seat down in the sand somewhere between Saiden and Melita. She set her bowl down securely in the sand beside her to let it cool, and rested her elbows on her propped up knees.
"So..." Aurelia glanced between the two of them with her brows raised, "I heard there's a Festival of Lights coming up. What's everyone celebrating?"
and I've been thinking that when we thought
the world would break us, that we weren't wrong
the world would break us, that we weren't wrong
