REXANNA
paint my spirit gold
With his comment, she caught his eye briefly and felt some kind of pride to that. She certainly didn’t let things lie, not when she could defend herself at least. She had lived long enough under the eye of many that sought to bring her down, and in the end of that she had no power to tell the truth. Regardless, she had been given a ‘do over’ and she wasn’t about to let it pass – to have her drawn through the mud again and again because of one person.Bastien nodded along to her, however, and she continued to pose as she listened to him. “You’re right.” She said softly, uncertain of what she wanted to happen. She wanted everyone to talk about it, to not be a them versus us idea. But if they talked about it, how long would it go on? Would they ever come to a decision by the end of her life? Or would the fight still happen when one side grew too impatient, when the other wasn’t around to guard it? There wasn’t a clear answer, and it hadn’t been defined in black or white – despite being in the middle of it.
She sighed quietly to herself and struggled to gather her thoughts until Bastien spoke again. She watched him as his head tilted from side to side and she couldn’t help the small smile that came over her face at the sight. But then, she nodded ever so slightly in response. He was right, she wasn’t certain if people would listen to him because of everything. But she did, likely because she was too stubborn to let him get away with certain things. Perhaps that’s why they got along so well. But yet, she felt as though she didn’t want that kind of title – didn’t want to be a voice for the people.
She had been the people’s hope back home, and they had all suffered for it. “It does wonders to take the mind off of everything, at least for a small amount.” She said quietly, offering him a smile. “I think what you’ve done is very important. You said you had something similar back in your world? Did you bring artists together to simply create and be?” She asked after a moment, eyes dancing toward him and admiring his attention to all the details.
