Vervain
"I was hoping you'd say that," Vai murmurs, not bothering to hide her relief and leaning in to kiss Sunjata's damp hair. "We'll have you home properly before sundown, I promise. In clean clothes and on your own two feet." Of course, Sunjata has no intention of remaining seated any longer, the Flood rousing himself enough to stand - and Vai isn't far behind, covered now in blood and seawater and keeping close in case he should fall. #
Even when he manages to hold his own, she's quick to slide beneath his arm against his good side, offering a motherly smile and gentle pat as if to say they should get going. "I know a quiet route back to Zeph's," she says. "We shouldn't run into anyone there, alright?" Glancing around to check that nothing has been forgotten, she starts to walk. "You're safe now, Sunjata. You know that, right?"
Even when he manages to hold his own, she's quick to slide beneath his arm against his good side, offering a motherly smile and gentle pat as if to say they should get going. "I know a quiet route back to Zeph's," she says. "We shouldn't run into anyone there, alright?" Glancing around to check that nothing has been forgotten, she starts to walk. "You're safe now, Sunjata. You know that, right?"
