Seren
Pleased that her gift was so well received, the girl watched the gleaming lights drift on currents made visible. At the mention of Halo, she coughed a little sheepishly and looked away, off across the darkening fields.
"Yes, we... went to scout the area," she said, phrasing in carefully so as not to highlight how foolishly optimistic they had been. "The ice is thicker than we thought, but once we've gathered up some people to help, we will try again." Seren was still a little put off that this had not been the simple kind of jaunt that she and her father alone could handle. But then again... what true adventure came without obstacles?
"As for me? I've been... a little overwhelmed," she admitted. Looking back at her mother, Seren thought back to everything that had happened since they last met. It was not even a season - mere weeks - but it felt like ages had passed.
"I spoke to Deimos, and Hotaru. About what happened in Torchline. And I talked to Aurelia, too. The more I hear, the less sense it makes. It's so... petty, somehow. All of it. 'I was hurt, and so I will hurt back.' Or 'it was bad before, so it must be bad now too'."
Truly perplexed, the girl shook her head, dark curls swaying across her shoulders.
"I can't decide if I'm the naive one, or if everyone is just too caught up in their own darkness to see the good things that are right in front of them."
The same could be said for other areas, too. Her conversation with Sah had made her feel very frivolous and thoughtless, while Harper's many injuries while pulling her from her own messes made her think differently about the wild, reckless abandon she used to call freedom.
"Do you think I'm being careless, Mother?" she asked, looking to the goddess for guidance.
"Yes, we... went to scout the area," she said, phrasing in carefully so as not to highlight how foolishly optimistic they had been. "The ice is thicker than we thought, but once we've gathered up some people to help, we will try again." Seren was still a little put off that this had not been the simple kind of jaunt that she and her father alone could handle. But then again... what true adventure came without obstacles?
"As for me? I've been... a little overwhelmed," she admitted. Looking back at her mother, Seren thought back to everything that had happened since they last met. It was not even a season - mere weeks - but it felt like ages had passed.
"I spoke to Deimos, and Hotaru. About what happened in Torchline. And I talked to Aurelia, too. The more I hear, the less sense it makes. It's so... petty, somehow. All of it. 'I was hurt, and so I will hurt back.' Or 'it was bad before, so it must be bad now too'."
Truly perplexed, the girl shook her head, dark curls swaying across her shoulders.
"I can't decide if I'm the naive one, or if everyone is just too caught up in their own darkness to see the good things that are right in front of them."
The same could be said for other areas, too. Her conversation with Sah had made her feel very frivolous and thoughtless, while Harper's many injuries while pulling her from her own messes made her think differently about the wild, reckless abandon she used to call freedom.
"Do you think I'm being careless, Mother?" she asked, looking to the goddess for guidance.
I'm ready to start the conquest of spaces
Reaching the starlight and silver fields
Reaching the starlight and silver fields
