Aurelia
and my hands aren't clean
maybe they never will be
maybe they never will be
Aurelia smiles softly in return. It doesn't reach her eyes, though she wishes it could, and she wishes she could've met the daughter of Safrin and Ronin under much different terms. "It's become my home, too," she replies, that smile turning wistful, "I wish it was from the very start." Maybe then, she could've been who she really wanted to be.
At this, she lets her hand brush away from the touch of Seren's fingertips and moves to collect the items she's picked up for her and offered back. The satchel returns to her shoulder and, for a second, it adds to Aurelia's sense of calm, detracting from that scattered and attacked feeling. At least this isn't becoming a bridge burned in the aftermath of all that happened.
Her smile fades quickly at Seren's question, and for a moment she has to wonder if Seren is hiding something from her. Instead of feeding that suspicion, however, she does her best to actually think about her answer.
"I... I can't say that I wouldn't be angry at them still," she admits, "but, as you said... the ways of this world are different from mine, and they should be. You're right about that. My world was a dark place and it would be... a tragedy to bring its values here." Although she can see some of the same sentiments breaking through the cracks like stubborn weeds, she doesn't mention that. "I would want to know why they did it, why they thought they were right. That's all that I'd want. Insight. The rest? The rest would depend on Sunjata. He's the governor and I'm still new to this. It would make sense for him to take the reigns on this case, and it... would probably be necessary."
She straightens her stance, however, and adds rather importantly, "But I trust him. This is his home, too, after all - it was his before it was ever mine, and he was an arbiter before. He has experience in this and he's done a lot to make Torchline a safer place." Including taking on a quest from Safrin herself to protect the shores from the monsoons, a quest Aurelia had taken part of.
"All that I'm trying to do right now is see if I can give him anymore information to go off of when he returns, and... try to keep things from falling apart until then," she chuckles darkly at this, shrugging her shoulders.
At this, she lets her hand brush away from the touch of Seren's fingertips and moves to collect the items she's picked up for her and offered back. The satchel returns to her shoulder and, for a second, it adds to Aurelia's sense of calm, detracting from that scattered and attacked feeling. At least this isn't becoming a bridge burned in the aftermath of all that happened.
Her smile fades quickly at Seren's question, and for a moment she has to wonder if Seren is hiding something from her. Instead of feeding that suspicion, however, she does her best to actually think about her answer.
"I... I can't say that I wouldn't be angry at them still," she admits, "but, as you said... the ways of this world are different from mine, and they should be. You're right about that. My world was a dark place and it would be... a tragedy to bring its values here." Although she can see some of the same sentiments breaking through the cracks like stubborn weeds, she doesn't mention that. "I would want to know why they did it, why they thought they were right. That's all that I'd want. Insight. The rest? The rest would depend on Sunjata. He's the governor and I'm still new to this. It would make sense for him to take the reigns on this case, and it... would probably be necessary."
She straightens her stance, however, and adds rather importantly, "But I trust him. This is his home, too, after all - it was his before it was ever mine, and he was an arbiter before. He has experience in this and he's done a lot to make Torchline a safer place." Including taking on a quest from Safrin herself to protect the shores from the monsoons, a quest Aurelia had taken part of.
"All that I'm trying to do right now is see if I can give him anymore information to go off of when he returns, and... try to keep things from falling apart until then," she chuckles darkly at this, shrugging her shoulders.
but they can still carry you home
when you're ready to sleep
when you're ready to sleep
