JUNIPER
you think i'm happy because i'm smiling,
but it's the easiest thing to do
Juniper shook her head. "Your visit is the first I've heard of anyone fleeing Halo. I hope Hotaru and the others aren't hurt."but it's the easiest thing to do
She could offer no more information, no more condolences or confidences; it was time to put the invasion behind them and turn to the future.
"Do you intend to try to retake Halo?" Juniper asked. Then she added, "I understand if you'd rather not say. I can't commit the Greatwood to being your ally in any such attempt."
Certainly not without speaking to Nephele and Remi, and even then, Juniper herself would argue against trying to put Noah back on the throne. To have the conflict confined to Halo was one thing; get another region involved, and they risked war breaking out early, long before anyone was ready. Besides, she imagined the citizens of Halo would no more welcome such an intervention than she would if the Halovians tried to tell the Fae who should rule the Greatwood.
"I wish I could welcome you here more fully, invite you to stay," Juniper said, with regret. "But it might be safer for both the Greatwood and yourself if you don't. If you're injured, though, I don't think anyone would begrudge you a stop with one of our healers."
if you looked a little closer,
you'd find my eyes aren't smiling too.
you'd find my eyes aren't smiling too.
