DEIMOS
the ocean does not apologize for its depth
and the mountains do not seek forgiveness
and the mountains do not seek forgiveness
The certainty of her motions prompted another small smile – determination at least a steadfast personality that held firm even after her experiences. Perhaps it was something that stirred from the Grounds, for he’d known almost all its citizens to be headstrong survivalists, or something more inherent, with pluck, youth, and enthusiasm that hadn’t been dashed or fallen apart by the world yet.
He nodded at her assurance nonetheless, and would’ve gone back to puzzling over some other aspects of the maps, before his head went swinging back up in her direction. A quick shift, a brow arched, and maybe millennia of surprise spread across his features. Ignorant of the meaning behind it, and out of habit, he nearly refused – there’d been far too much work put into the pieces to simply hand them off – but then he clenched his jaw, fighting the urge to slip back into the stoicism. Instead, his bewilderment, for gifts were also a rarity he cherished very quietly, changed and altered into uncertainty, then acceptance. “That is very kind of you, and they would be. Thank you.”
He nodded at her assurance nonetheless, and would’ve gone back to puzzling over some other aspects of the maps, before his head went swinging back up in her direction. A quick shift, a brow arched, and maybe millennia of surprise spread across his features. Ignorant of the meaning behind it, and out of habit, he nearly refused – there’d been far too much work put into the pieces to simply hand them off – but then he clenched his jaw, fighting the urge to slip back into the stoicism. Instead, his bewilderment, for gifts were also a rarity he cherished very quietly, changed and altered into uncertainty, then acceptance. “That is very kind of you, and they would be. Thank you.”
for the space they take
and so, neither shall I
and so, neither shall I
