My dear, we're slow dancing in a burning room
He starts to cry and her heart shatters. Each tear causing another pang in her chest. Maeve gathers him into her arms, letting him crawl into her lap as she shushes him gently, rubbing at his back and cradling his small form to her chest. "Shhh... I know, darling. I know. It's hard to understand and I don't have all the answers for you. I wish I did." She murmurs, pressing a kiss to the top of his head as her own tears threaten to slip down her cheeks, stinging her eyes.
"They decided that they didn't want to follow the Old Gods. That the Voice and her teachings were what they wanted. We can't change that now. I- I know some Ascended and while I want to believe they wouldn't ever hurt me or you or the people I care about... The Voice doesn't want the Old Gods here. She wants to be more powerful. That's what makes them and her dangerous."
There was a lot of noise from both sides of things. The Ascended claiming to only want peace, but actively fighting against the Old Gods, attempting to become more powerful. The Old Gods in turn fighting back against the Voice. All of it was a mess. Maeve wanted none of it. She hated it. Why they couldn't simply be was beyond her, but it was never meant to go that way. Not when the Voice made her choice to try and become a goddess.
She nods, drawing back to wipe his tears from his cheeks, cupping his face with her palms. "I promise, we'll always keep you safe, my love. Always." A lot of things might be unknown, but that wasn't one of them.
Maeve lets out a soft breath, considering for a moment, "You can trust myself and your poppa. You can trust your Auntie Ray and Uncle Harper. Sunjata, too." Those were people that he knew, but there were others, of course. Those he hadn't met yet, but she knows would keep him safe no matter what. "Remi and Ronin Taliesin. Ronin is Safrin's demigod and Remi is a dear friend of mine. Both of them would do everything in their power to keep you safe." She draws back, reaching over for a box off the side table, bringing it back between them.
"This, however, is something very important and special. I have the other one here." Maeve suddenly pulls a delicate glass pendant from the inside of her dress, a sprig of fresh lavender encased inside, still fresh as the day it was plucked. "All you have to do when you wear this pendant is to clutch it close and think of me. Then I'll be right at your side in a matter of seconds." She explains, pulling the other pendant from the box and placing it around his neck, letting it rest against his chest.
Maeve has given Edmund the other half of this!
Type: Light
With Me Now Pendant | Two glass pendants filled with lavender that will never wilt. When the recipient pendant is tightly held, Maeve's pendant will glow with purple light. She has 5 seconds to put down the pendant, or else she will be instantly transported to wherever the recipient pendant is, regardless of location. (Made by Safrin)
"They decided that they didn't want to follow the Old Gods. That the Voice and her teachings were what they wanted. We can't change that now. I- I know some Ascended and while I want to believe they wouldn't ever hurt me or you or the people I care about... The Voice doesn't want the Old Gods here. She wants to be more powerful. That's what makes them and her dangerous."
There was a lot of noise from both sides of things. The Ascended claiming to only want peace, but actively fighting against the Old Gods, attempting to become more powerful. The Old Gods in turn fighting back against the Voice. All of it was a mess. Maeve wanted none of it. She hated it. Why they couldn't simply be was beyond her, but it was never meant to go that way. Not when the Voice made her choice to try and become a goddess.
She nods, drawing back to wipe his tears from his cheeks, cupping his face with her palms. "I promise, we'll always keep you safe, my love. Always." A lot of things might be unknown, but that wasn't one of them.
Maeve lets out a soft breath, considering for a moment, "You can trust myself and your poppa. You can trust your Auntie Ray and Uncle Harper. Sunjata, too." Those were people that he knew, but there were others, of course. Those he hadn't met yet, but she knows would keep him safe no matter what. "Remi and Ronin Taliesin. Ronin is Safrin's demigod and Remi is a dear friend of mine. Both of them would do everything in their power to keep you safe." She draws back, reaching over for a box off the side table, bringing it back between them.
"This, however, is something very important and special. I have the other one here." Maeve suddenly pulls a delicate glass pendant from the inside of her dress, a sprig of fresh lavender encased inside, still fresh as the day it was plucked. "All you have to do when you wear this pendant is to clutch it close and think of me. Then I'll be right at your side in a matter of seconds." She explains, pulling the other pendant from the box and placing it around his neck, letting it rest against his chest.
Maeve has given Edmund the other half of this!
Type: Light
With Me Now Pendant | Two glass pendants filled with lavender that will never wilt. When the recipient pendant is tightly held, Maeve's pendant will glow with purple light. She has 5 seconds to put down the pendant, or else she will be instantly transported to wherever the recipient pendant is, regardless of location. (Made by Safrin)
Maeve
