All expectations make her heart feel numb
“Thank you,” came with a nod towards Cameron’s assistance, and maybe a soft smile to coincide with the following conversation. Unaware that the other Ascended was doing anything to boost her ego and confidence, she went along in her feral certainty, forging onward alongside.
Somehow, they managed it.
If she were still truly mortal in the ways that mattered, Mabel likely would’ve been quite spent – sweaty, drenched, done in by the unrelenting effort. But Ascension had suited her well, and there was no sweat, no pain, no torment. Just a hard fought fortitude.
At Cameron’s curiosity towards the Spire, and hers not spiking at the moment, she inclined with another nod. “Not at all. Go ahead.” And then she ducked down, grabbing hold of the obsidian, and striving to load it into the cart.
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Mabel attempts to load the cart!
Somehow, they managed it.
If she were still truly mortal in the ways that mattered, Mabel likely would’ve been quite spent – sweaty, drenched, done in by the unrelenting effort. But Ascension had suited her well, and there was no sweat, no pain, no torment. Just a hard fought fortitude.
At Cameron’s curiosity towards the Spire, and hers not spiking at the moment, she inclined with another nod. “Not at all. Go ahead.” And then she ducked down, grabbing hold of the obsidian, and striving to load it into the cart.
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Mabel attempts to load the cart!
MABEL
