you must burn brighter than ever
With a swift nod, they could put the conversation about Abandoned behind them – mostly because all the other things she’d heard about Stormbreak seemed to lurch into a strange juxtaposition. Instead, she tended to her stones, until selecting a few of the smaller ones to start placing upon the spyglass. Fangorn fumbled in her bag, knowing she hadn’t grabbed it, and his vines snaked along the jar of resin she’d bartered for in the market, figuring it’d be sticky enough to ensure all the pieces stayed on once they’d dried.
“That sounds like a worthwhile venture,” and she hummed under her breath while she worked, placing carefully instead of her usual haphazard fashion. “Where else have you been?” Melita didn’t begrudge the youth – at her age, she’d been rapidly unfurled over Helovia’s lands, and soon to be tarnished into another. Her eyes only left her wares when Paige grew a little more silent, watching the contemplation take place.
Were memories like ghosts? Scattered amongst and amidst the clarity of days long since gone by? Some petulant, some content, some increasingly disheartening? “Well, I hope you find it then.” She paused, furrowing her brow, wondering if she should be encouraging the same sort of behavior that she’d strive for. “As long as you’re safe.”
“That sounds like a worthwhile venture,” and she hummed under her breath while she worked, placing carefully instead of her usual haphazard fashion. “Where else have you been?” Melita didn’t begrudge the youth – at her age, she’d been rapidly unfurled over Helovia’s lands, and soon to be tarnished into another. Her eyes only left her wares when Paige grew a little more silent, watching the contemplation take place.
Were memories like ghosts? Scattered amongst and amidst the clarity of days long since gone by? Some petulant, some content, some increasingly disheartening? “Well, I hope you find it then.” She paused, furrowing her brow, wondering if she should be encouraging the same sort of behavior that she’d strive for. “As long as you’re safe.”
Melita
