and I tried to remember how nice it had been
"Mm, I think you'll be able to cheer him up a little too. Make sure to get under his feet, and pick on him if the woods get him lost." Vai smiles sunnily at Felix, even though there's a knot forming in her stomach. She knows better than to push him to talk before he's ready, and yet she's still filled with a growing sense of anticipation that it's not going to be good. And she's right and she hates it, Vai setting down her fork and reaching to take a sip of wine, giving herself something to do as he explains about the water. The mermaid. The sea swear and the ocean devouring her son.
That's all, Felix says, and Vai is already scooting closer to wrap her arms aorund him, pressing a soft kiss to his cheek. "Are you alright now?" she asks quietly. "How did you get away?" There's nothing but warmth and concern in the witch, though that's entirely for Felix's benefit. Underneath she's seething, already imagining all kinds of dark scenarios where she might take care of the Mer who tried to drown her boy.
That's all, Felix says, and Vai is already scooting closer to wrap her arms aorund him, pressing a soft kiss to his cheek. "Are you alright now?" she asks quietly. "How did you get away?" There's nothing but warmth and concern in the witch, though that's entirely for Felix's benefit. Underneath she's seething, already imagining all kinds of dark scenarios where she might take care of the Mer who tried to drown her boy.
a long long time ago
Vervain
