[SE] bonfire cries and fireflies

Aurelia

and that the world is always our fault
when we did nothing, how did we do wrong?

"Alright, thanks for the tips. I'll leave you to it," she replied to Saiden, taking his advice to heart about the skill not being so important. She eyed Melita, who was fiddling with a dagger along her ankle. Saiden quickly interjected, along with his own unnecessary quip, and Aurelia felt very taken aback. She stifled a skeptical raise of her brow, wondering why the girl was so defensive when it had merely been a joke. She went to go find some more materials on the other side of the fire, picking up the papers and wires Saiden had offered her on her way. She said assuringly in passing with a dip of her head, "I was only joking, I won't hurt your companion. Promise." She offered a stiff smile before moving on.

Aurelia gathered a few extra things from the pile on the other side of the fire. The only thing she could think to grab was a few stick-like pieces of wood and some string, to hold the lantern by. Turning, she walked over to where Milo sat a little more out of the way of the playing companions. She didn't notice him summon a bat, not knowing what to look for in that way. She settled in the sand about a foot away from him, glancing over.

"Mind if I make mine over here?" She asked. As long as he was fine with it, she would begin drafting ideas for how to shape the shield, folding the paper and looking over it skeptically. She'd eventually come to the conclusion of making it into a trapezoid shape on all sides. She glanced up and, remembering his mention of the name, asked "So... what's Ludo?"

and I've been thinking that when we thought
the world would break us, that we weren't wrong