Aurelia
She watches stiffly as Fangorn plods up to her feet, effectively… sniffing them. Or so she thinks that’s what he’s doing, anyway. His investigating goes undisrupted on her end, letting the companion do as he pleases - as she always has. Melita’s brief apology brings her gaze back up, mixed as it is. “Everything’s been.. a lot lately. I’m just-” she sighs, giving, “...I’m glad you believe me..”
Melita’s gaze wavers away to the stones and waves below, and Aurelia’s does too. Her hand comes up to hug the backside of her neck. “Yeah…” she murmurs in affirmation, silently understanding the reluctance there. Well, it’s not like she made things much better either. “Milo will probably sail with the crew,” she offers, as a means to soften the blow, “I’m sure if you ask..” she trails off, letting the implications tether themselves.
The empty, mirthless laugh that follows Melita’s remark feels rough against her ribs. She shakes her head, letting her hand drop back down to her side. “That I do… seems like Torchline isn’t its own worst enemy though. I uh… I don’t know if you’ve heard everything that happened to the Slagveld?” She lifts her eyes curiously up to Melita, “I thought you would’ve by now.”
Melita’s gaze wavers away to the stones and waves below, and Aurelia’s does too. Her hand comes up to hug the backside of her neck. “Yeah…” she murmurs in affirmation, silently understanding the reluctance there. Well, it’s not like she made things much better either. “Milo will probably sail with the crew,” she offers, as a means to soften the blow, “I’m sure if you ask..” she trails off, letting the implications tether themselves.
The empty, mirthless laugh that follows Melita’s remark feels rough against her ribs. She shakes her head, letting her hand drop back down to her side. “That I do… seems like Torchline isn’t its own worst enemy though. I uh… I don’t know if you’ve heard everything that happened to the Slagveld?” She lifts her eyes curiously up to Melita, “I thought you would’ve by now.”
looking in the mirror, drop of rum on my tongue
with the warning to help me see myself clearer
with the warning to help me see myself clearer
