Aurelia
there's a heart here cast in stone
and there's a past i must atone
and there's a past i must atone
Aurelia finds a great deal of peace here in the Oerwoud, and Seren might be surprised to find her demeanor... rather lax. Even with possessed gourds abound, being in the jungle is like being somewhere she knows like the back of her hand. Even if this is a different jungle, even if this is a place she's never been. She finds herself quite at ease here, even in the presence of someone she is sure must not like her very much.
Hell, she barely likes herself at most times. She could not blame Seren, if it were the case, though it's what's inspired her to do this. To perhaps... mend the bridge. No pun intended.
At Seren's clever quip, Aurelia chuckles softly, the motion rumbling through her chest. Unlike the demigod behind her, she does not fiddle with anything in her hands. No, she merely focuses on keeping her balance, on getting used to the sway of the bridge and the way her feet must be placed.
"I agree..." she says finally, a bit more seriously, "I hope that Maeve and I can help it return to a state of.. glory. Prosperity. I know things have taken a turn, perhaps since before I even arrived. I don't know what it was like, before that. But I would like to see it become better." She eyes Seren then, an earnest look in her gaze. "Now that I've been given this responsibility, I feel..." she pauses in her tracks, a punctuation to her point as she considers how to put it, "I feel like I have a purpose here, which is all I've been looking for..." The words come out with a bit of pain wrapped around their edges.
It's been hard, finding her place in this new world, feeling lost and meaningless... pointless. Which is not something she is often able to speak on, given the nature of such thoughts.
The darkness that unfolds from Seren's movements does have some novelty, but at this point in their trek, Aurelia has had time to get past the initial shock of it. For most of the time, she has let it go, has not prodded about it - curious as it is.
Now, though?
"Does that.. do anything? That darkness around you?"
Hell, she barely likes herself at most times. She could not blame Seren, if it were the case, though it's what's inspired her to do this. To perhaps... mend the bridge. No pun intended.
At Seren's clever quip, Aurelia chuckles softly, the motion rumbling through her chest. Unlike the demigod behind her, she does not fiddle with anything in her hands. No, she merely focuses on keeping her balance, on getting used to the sway of the bridge and the way her feet must be placed.
"I agree..." she says finally, a bit more seriously, "I hope that Maeve and I can help it return to a state of.. glory. Prosperity. I know things have taken a turn, perhaps since before I even arrived. I don't know what it was like, before that. But I would like to see it become better." She eyes Seren then, an earnest look in her gaze. "Now that I've been given this responsibility, I feel..." she pauses in her tracks, a punctuation to her point as she considers how to put it, "I feel like I have a purpose here, which is all I've been looking for..." The words come out with a bit of pain wrapped around their edges.
It's been hard, finding her place in this new world, feeling lost and meaningless... pointless. Which is not something she is often able to speak on, given the nature of such thoughts.
The darkness that unfolds from Seren's movements does have some novelty, but at this point in their trek, Aurelia has had time to get past the initial shock of it. For most of the time, she has let it go, has not prodded about it - curious as it is.
Now, though?
"Does that.. do anything? That darkness around you?"
there were moments i thrust away
now there's a keeper i must pay
now there's a keeper i must pay
