If you're caught in the shadow then turn around
If you hear my voice, follow the sound
'Cause I'm here to guide you home
If you hear my voice, follow the sound
'Cause I'm here to guide you home
Stubborn as a rock when she wanted to be, Seren gave not an inch while the man considered. Only the nibbling teeth on a lip and restless fingers - and her whole being, barely contained into stillness - gave away how important this was to her.
Only when the promise came, did she breathe out in an explosive sigh, of relief that she wouldn't have to keep secrets anymore.
"Thank you, Deimos," she began, the returning smile both bright and grateful. "I just don't want everyone and their cousins to know, you understand? It was Mother who told me about this, and... it's sort of the first task she has ever given me. So I really want to do it right." She was rambling, now that all restraints were loosed. "We were talking about exploring Caido and my purpose in being here, and then she began to speak of lost knowledge that has yet to be found. Only then, she began to hint at some treasure that lies waiting under the Sea of Glass, if someone could reach it, and perhaps me and dad might be interested in taking a look?"
Hastily sucking in a breath when she ran out of air, the starchild watched Deimos all the while, eagerly awaiting his reactions. Would he find this as interesting as she did? Would he be as eager for adventure as her father had been? As she was, herself?
"Dad and I went out on the Sea the other day, but we couldn't make more than a dent in the ice. It's really thick, and even if we make a hole, it will probably freeze over while we explore beneath. And there's the issue of the water too, being so cold and... You see why we need help?"
The way she leaned forward was as telling of her devotion to continue this mission as anything could be. And just as clearly, this was a show of trust in the Sword. A most treasured secret, a sacred mission even... and she was willing to share it with him.
Only when the promise came, did she breathe out in an explosive sigh, of relief that she wouldn't have to keep secrets anymore.
"Thank you, Deimos," she began, the returning smile both bright and grateful. "I just don't want everyone and their cousins to know, you understand? It was Mother who told me about this, and... it's sort of the first task she has ever given me. So I really want to do it right." She was rambling, now that all restraints were loosed. "We were talking about exploring Caido and my purpose in being here, and then she began to speak of lost knowledge that has yet to be found. Only then, she began to hint at some treasure that lies waiting under the Sea of Glass, if someone could reach it, and perhaps me and dad might be interested in taking a look?"
Hastily sucking in a breath when she ran out of air, the starchild watched Deimos all the while, eagerly awaiting his reactions. Would he find this as interesting as she did? Would he be as eager for adventure as her father had been? As she was, herself?
"Dad and I went out on the Sea the other day, but we couldn't make more than a dent in the ice. It's really thick, and even if we make a hole, it will probably freeze over while we explore beneath. And there's the issue of the water too, being so cold and... You see why we need help?"
The way she leaned forward was as telling of her devotion to continue this mission as anything could be. And just as clearly, this was a show of trust in the Sword. A most treasured secret, a sacred mission even... and she was willing to share it with him.
Seren
