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 let him bandage the bloody bite. It throbbed, she could really feel it then as the final hints of whatever spell the bite had cast on her dissipated into frustration, regret. Not at Nate, of course - none of this was his fault. So her gaze swerved away from him as he wrapped her arm, only coming back when he offered himself up for sparring. One side of her lips turned up, her words genuine but her tone half-hearted, "Might take you up on that sometime."
Nate tried to soften the blow, tried to give words of wisdom and perspective. Distantly, Aurelia appreciated it, appreciated that he was trying, at least. More than she could say for the sort of people she used to know. She found that to be true about a lot of the people she'd met in Caido. At the word 'repertoire', she chuckled again, a bitter and sad and denying response.
"Maybe..." She ran her fingers through locks of hair that had fallen into her face.
The invitation of having a drink made her chin lift up and an empty smile form on her lips. Even if the smile didn't reach through to the rest of her expression, she was meaning to try not to lose it. Not entirely, at least. "That would be great..." She stands up, finally getting off of the exam table with a hefty sigh. Blinking up at Nate, she gestured for him to lead the way... anywhere else - anywhere else would be fine. She certainly didn't expect to drink in an exam room, nor did she want to stay in it for much longer than she had to.
"Could you tell what... sort of magic I have?"
Nate tried to soften the blow, tried to give words of wisdom and perspective. Distantly, Aurelia appreciated it, appreciated that he was trying, at least. More than she could say for the sort of people she used to know. She found that to be true about a lot of the people she'd met in Caido. At the word 'repertoire', she chuckled again, a bitter and sad and denying response.
"Maybe..." She ran her fingers through locks of hair that had fallen into her face.
The invitation of having a drink made her chin lift up and an empty smile form on her lips. Even if the smile didn't reach through to the rest of her expression, she was meaning to try not to lose it. Not entirely, at least. "That would be great..." She stands up, finally getting off of the exam table with a hefty sigh. Blinking up at Nate, she gestured for him to lead the way... anywhere else - anywhere else would be fine. She certainly didn't expect to drink in an exam room, nor did she want to stay in it for much longer than she had to.
"Could you tell what... sort of magic I have?"
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
