when it's just the two of us, only the two of us
"You are? Oh, my. I wonder how I never noticed that before?" Isla grins, her amusement a light and simple thing that feels all the more precious for how rare it undoubtedly is these days. "Mm, things have been quite turbulent," she agrees nonetheless. "I think it's as good a time as any for most regions to turn inwards and focus on themselves above all. Deepfrost will be here soon. Still... first Longnight without monsters. I can't deny I am looking forward to that."
Relaxing against Remi as they walk, it wouldn't bother Isla if they were to meander through the swamp forever, though of course that will not actually be possible. Neither of them are nobodies any longer, and there are responsibilities calling them even now. "It is worth everything," she whispers to him, smiling to herself and letting out a shaky breath, as if having only just realised how much she'd missed these conversations.
"The Grounds are doing well," she murmurs. "We are rebuilding, mostly. Making sure infrastructure is solid, making repairs and all that. Varus is good as well." Naturally, talk of the assassin causes a flush to her cheeks. "Though he is the most accident prone soldier I have ever met."
Relaxing against Remi as they walk, it wouldn't bother Isla if they were to meander through the swamp forever, though of course that will not actually be possible. Neither of them are nobodies any longer, and there are responsibilities calling them even now. "It is worth everything," she whispers to him, smiling to herself and letting out a shaky breath, as if having only just realised how much she'd missed these conversations.
"The Grounds are doing well," she murmurs. "We are rebuilding, mostly. Making sure infrastructure is solid, making repairs and all that. Varus is good as well." Naturally, talk of the assassin causes a flush to her cheeks. "Though he is the most accident prone soldier I have ever met."
i could die
Isla
