Seren
"Yes, I couldn't be happier!" It was a dream she had carried since she was little, from the moment a kind stranger repaired a bruised knee. The event had left such a deep impression on her, and now she could finally return the kindness, if she ever met the person again. It tied perfectly in with everything else she was doing as well, and Maeve's encouragement had her nodding and beaming. "Stormbreak is a good place to learn," she noted. "There are so many talented people there, who are willing to share what they know. They have a whole college, did you know? Maybe when the war is over, I can study there properly." Right now, Seren had a feeling there would be no time for proper study. Field medicine was what she strived for, and perhaps she could ask her mother for even better ways to prevent people form getting hurt in the first place.
As the topic turned away from herself and to Maeve, the tense silence put a damper on her cheer and before the Madame responded, a line of worry had appeared between her brows. The concern about the war was one they both shared - everyone with any sense would be worried. That the building project was slow might perhaps be a bit natural, considering the season - everyone was busy and the weather did not lend itself to hard labor in the middle of the day.
Then Hotaru was brought up, and Seren thought she could see what it was that really weighed on her friend. Sucking her on teeth, the starchild weighed whether she should say anything, but eventually she reached up and slung her arm around Maeve's shoulders.
"I'm sorry, Maeve. That can't be easy. I actually met Hotaru a few days ago. When I was in Halo. She told me about some of the things she was going through... most in confidence, so I hope you forgive me for not re-telling all of it. But I do know that she has been tasked with a difficult quest by the gods. I don't know what it is about, but she thought it might be very dangerous."
Squeezing the other woman closer in what she hoped was a reassuring way, Seren went on.
"Why don't you give it some time, and then go visit her directly? If she has cut you off, it is only because she wants to protect you, from whatever this mission is. In this case... won't you please let her do that? Just this once."
As the topic turned away from herself and to Maeve, the tense silence put a damper on her cheer and before the Madame responded, a line of worry had appeared between her brows. The concern about the war was one they both shared - everyone with any sense would be worried. That the building project was slow might perhaps be a bit natural, considering the season - everyone was busy and the weather did not lend itself to hard labor in the middle of the day.
Then Hotaru was brought up, and Seren thought she could see what it was that really weighed on her friend. Sucking her on teeth, the starchild weighed whether she should say anything, but eventually she reached up and slung her arm around Maeve's shoulders.
"I'm sorry, Maeve. That can't be easy. I actually met Hotaru a few days ago. When I was in Halo. She told me about some of the things she was going through... most in confidence, so I hope you forgive me for not re-telling all of it. But I do know that she has been tasked with a difficult quest by the gods. I don't know what it is about, but she thought it might be very dangerous."
Squeezing the other woman closer in what she hoped was a reassuring way, Seren went on.
"Why don't you give it some time, and then go visit her directly? If she has cut you off, it is only because she wants to protect you, from whatever this mission is. In this case... won't you please let her do that? Just this once."
It's written in the stars above
Exactly who we are is just enough
Exactly who we are is just enough
