eyes can't shine unless there's something burning bright behind
Aurelia does notice a shift in Wessex's demeanor, and she's half-expectant of it. Being loyal to the Voice, she must have an innate - or learned through experience - disdain of the Old Gods. She wants to apologize, but she's not sure what for, if she's honest. It's not as if making that choice was truly right or wrong. It's personal, and Aurelia has no inclination to go back on it, not as things stand. So no apology is crafted to soothe the offense she's caused.
"Safrin represents life, and that was all I needed," she begins, "it wasn't her that tried to compel me. It was.. the other way around. The Old Gods don't like Abandoned, I knew that, everyone warned me about it. But I went anyway, and I was no exception to that rule. At first she made me feel.. small and insignificant. Like I was a fool. But for all the things I'd done in my past, I think it was.. deserved, in a way," she nods, frowning, "regardless of if that's why she did it, or if it was simply because of my magic. But I asked for a chance, and she gave it. That's enough for me."
Shifting, she looks down, "I know things are.. not right between the Old Gods and the Ascended. I didn't go to her to take a side," she glances back up pointedly, "I did it in the hopes that I could... protect other people, with her help," she sighs, adding unhopefully, "and maybe change things for the better."
"Safrin represents life, and that was all I needed," she begins, "it wasn't her that tried to compel me. It was.. the other way around. The Old Gods don't like Abandoned, I knew that, everyone warned me about it. But I went anyway, and I was no exception to that rule. At first she made me feel.. small and insignificant. Like I was a fool. But for all the things I'd done in my past, I think it was.. deserved, in a way," she nods, frowning, "regardless of if that's why she did it, or if it was simply because of my magic. But I asked for a chance, and she gave it. That's enough for me."
Shifting, she looks down, "I know things are.. not right between the Old Gods and the Ascended. I didn't go to her to take a side," she glances back up pointedly, "I did it in the hopes that I could... protect other people, with her help," she sighs, adding unhopefully, "and maybe change things for the better."
Aurelia
