Seren
The dragon's responding croon was soft and sweet, and he closed his eyes in quiet contentment under Safrin's touch. He agreed, and the girl had to huff a quiet laugh at the notion of adventure. They probably would not have to go far to find it; every day had been a journey since she came back to Caido.
Her smile flickered and faltered when her hands were healed. The pain had, in a way, been a buffer against the distress in her heart. As the discomfort bled away, there was no longer anything to shield her from the reality of what she had seen, and done. And failed to do.
Oh. Oh, to heck with keeping a brave face. It had been a good attempt, but all that crumbled when Safrin put her arms about her. A soft sound, somewhere between a whimper and a sob broke from her as Seren buried her face against the goddess' shoulder. Umbra twisted in her arms, stretched and hauled himself up onto her shoulder so that she was free to sling her arms around her mother. "I was not fast enough," she breathed, as pain and tears spilled down her cheeks. "If only I had been there sooner... I wanted to do so much more, to help."
Her smile flickered and faltered when her hands were healed. The pain had, in a way, been a buffer against the distress in her heart. As the discomfort bled away, there was no longer anything to shield her from the reality of what she had seen, and done. And failed to do.
Oh. Oh, to heck with keeping a brave face. It had been a good attempt, but all that crumbled when Safrin put her arms about her. A soft sound, somewhere between a whimper and a sob broke from her as Seren buried her face against the goddess' shoulder. Umbra twisted in her arms, stretched and hauled himself up onto her shoulder so that she was free to sling her arms around her mother. "I was not fast enough," she breathed, as pain and tears spilled down her cheeks. "If only I had been there sooner... I wanted to do so much more, to help."
I'm ready to start the conquest of spaces
Reaching the starlight and silver fields
Reaching the starlight and silver fields
