Maeve
There was no real bond tying them together. Nothing that tethered them to each other. Emotions didn't pass back and forth between them like it did for attuned, but that didn't stop Maeve from feeling the pain that Seren was going through. She heard the breaks in her voice, felt the twinge in her soul, and it was all she could do not to rush forward to draw her friend into a tight embrace.
Each sacrifice was made. Each monkey doing its task until it fell into bits of stardust to sink into the ground without a trace. Once the flower was in the jar, it became easier to breathe at this distance, the cloyingly sweet scent on the air fading. Soon there was nothing left but the smell of the oasis as Seren backed towards her, away from danger, the weight of it all seeming to slow her steps.
There was a moment of quiet, Maeve hesitant to pull down her scarf from her face, but eventually she did. With a small breath she determined that it was done. They were safe. The Madame nodded in confirmation, understanding in her eyes as she extended her arms to the starchild, offering her comfort, "It's done, Seren. Come here.. It's okay."
Each sacrifice was made. Each monkey doing its task until it fell into bits of stardust to sink into the ground without a trace. Once the flower was in the jar, it became easier to breathe at this distance, the cloyingly sweet scent on the air fading. Soon there was nothing left but the smell of the oasis as Seren backed towards her, away from danger, the weight of it all seeming to slow her steps.
There was a moment of quiet, Maeve hesitant to pull down her scarf from her face, but eventually she did. With a small breath she determined that it was done. They were safe. The Madame nodded in confirmation, understanding in her eyes as she extended her arms to the starchild, offering her comfort, "It's done, Seren. Come here.. It's okay."
No one wants you when you have no heart
and I’m sitting pretty in my brand new scars
and I’m sitting pretty in my brand new scars
