Aurelia
Aurelia has to shuffle the necklace she's holding so that it's only in one of her hands, but she does if it means she can latch onto the support Maeve is offering. She swallows thickly, lips starting to run dry. Her eyes flicker up toward the Nightshade's when she asks her question, but they quickly turn at the sound of a familiar voice.
She almost thought that no one else would show here tonight.
A gentle smile graces Aurelia's features, and if there is a bit of pride behind it she does her best to contain it. "Ray!" She greets warmly, almost-laughing as she shakes her head, "There's no need to worry about anything else. We're ready," she looks again to Maeve, squeezing the woman's hand to gently lead her up the stairs.
She's made this trip a few times now but each experience has been novel enough that it feels, in a strange way, like she's been here a thousand times. The walls stretch up around them but, she feels familiar with each little crevice or dimple in their foundation. Each step is a step closer to something unknown, yet certain.
There is a soft smile on her lips as they reach the doorway, the warm glow of candlelight illuminating the grayish hall. When they enter, Aurelia regards Maeve for a moment before she drops the woman's hand in order to present her offering on the shrine. The flicker of the candle's flame reflects on the pendant's dark surface.
"Safrin," she says after she takes a large step back, to leave room, "we've done as you asked us. Torchline has its very own Court of the Stars - built in your beautiful image. Harper has been offered a position in our council, as well as Ray, who is here with us tonight." She does take a moment to glance back at Ray, to offer her councilwoman a friendly look. She hopes the goddess approves of everything, approves of them still - but keeps that self-doubt tucked in against the walls of her ribcage, where it feathers with the beat of her heart.
"And we know, now, what we'd like to do for the people here..." she casts her green eyes over to Maeve, the corner of her lips perking a bit, to subtly indicate that the Nightshade can present their plan.
Aurelia is using one of her shrine slots to do an RQ for Torchline through Safrin! She's brought an offering of a (dark) stained glass* necklace.
(sorry for the lateness)
She almost thought that no one else would show here tonight.
A gentle smile graces Aurelia's features, and if there is a bit of pride behind it she does her best to contain it. "Ray!" She greets warmly, almost-laughing as she shakes her head, "There's no need to worry about anything else. We're ready," she looks again to Maeve, squeezing the woman's hand to gently lead her up the stairs.
She's made this trip a few times now but each experience has been novel enough that it feels, in a strange way, like she's been here a thousand times. The walls stretch up around them but, she feels familiar with each little crevice or dimple in their foundation. Each step is a step closer to something unknown, yet certain.
There is a soft smile on her lips as they reach the doorway, the warm glow of candlelight illuminating the grayish hall. When they enter, Aurelia regards Maeve for a moment before she drops the woman's hand in order to present her offering on the shrine. The flicker of the candle's flame reflects on the pendant's dark surface.
"Safrin," she says after she takes a large step back, to leave room, "we've done as you asked us. Torchline has its very own Court of the Stars - built in your beautiful image. Harper has been offered a position in our council, as well as Ray, who is here with us tonight." She does take a moment to glance back at Ray, to offer her councilwoman a friendly look. She hopes the goddess approves of everything, approves of them still - but keeps that self-doubt tucked in against the walls of her ribcage, where it feathers with the beat of her heart.
"And we know, now, what we'd like to do for the people here..." she casts her green eyes over to Maeve, the corner of her lips perking a bit, to subtly indicate that the Nightshade can present their plan.
Aurelia is using one of her shrine slots to do an RQ for Torchline through Safrin! She's brought an offering of a (dark) stained glass* necklace.
(sorry for the lateness)
i'm waiting for the night to save us
i'm waiting for the night to break us
i'm waiting for the night to break us
