You woke a fire inside of me
"Good. And that's a good tip, I will be sure to check there if there's a need."
Stealing another cookie from the tray, a comfortable silence settled while Maea munched away. The sweetness on her tongue soothed any bitter memories she had of the Spire. For once, her past felt far away and unimportant, of little concern to the here and now. Later she would wonder at it, even feel guilty that she was able to let it go at all – but for now there was only the peace of watching a hard day's work slowly come to an end.
"I have a feeling that we're going to get along fine," she eventually said, with a smile for Kiada. "Do you have anything you would like to bring up, while we are here? I'm done on my part, got nothing else."
Whether the fellow Ancient wanted to talk about business or just chat for a while, Maea was happy to oblige. Otherwise, the tea in her cup was almost running out again; it was as good a moment to wrap up as any.
Stealing another cookie from the tray, a comfortable silence settled while Maea munched away. The sweetness on her tongue soothed any bitter memories she had of the Spire. For once, her past felt far away and unimportant, of little concern to the here and now. Later she would wonder at it, even feel guilty that she was able to let it go at all – but for now there was only the peace of watching a hard day's work slowly come to an end.
"I have a feeling that we're going to get along fine," she eventually said, with a smile for Kiada. "Do you have anything you would like to bring up, while we are here? I'm done on my part, got nothing else."
Whether the fellow Ancient wanted to talk about business or just chat for a while, Maea was happy to oblige. Otherwise, the tea in her cup was almost running out again; it was as good a moment to wrap up as any.
Maea
