JUNIPER
you think i'm happy because i'm smiling,
but it's the easiest thing to do
Juniper looked into the envelope and smiled. "That should do it. Thank you again."but it's the easiest thing to do
Of course Melita went immediately to the matter Juniper hadn't wanted to discuss, hadn't wanted to even consider. How would the Fae get two Ascended to cooperate? Maybe in the past they could have found someone sympathetic to the Fae's desire to protect their home even among the Voice's followers. But now, with war on the horizon, Juniper doubted any Ascended would be so foolish as to arm the Fae. As little as Juniper wanted to use force ... She comforted herself by reminding herself that all they needed to do was cut a lock of hair, though she knew she was rationalizing.
"It is," Juniper murmured sadly. She might not have friends on both sides the way Melita did, but her loyalty to her people and her conscience warred within her; she knew the Old Gods were wrong to seek the Ascended's destruction, but she had to protect the Greatwood. Walking that tightrope would require all she had, she knew, and she would likely fall off one way or the other anyway.
if you looked a little closer,
you'd find my eyes aren't smiling too.
you'd find my eyes aren't smiling too.
