And I hope if everybody runs, you choose to stay
Laughing, the girl nodded an acceptance of the bargain, though secretly she felt like Locke was selling himself short. No matter; the would make it up to him some other way.
Listening to his reply, her hands slowly fell back down to hang limp at her sides. Something like an ache started up in the pit of her belly, but Seren managed a smile all the same. Easy, free of blame.
"I didn't know you were involved with that," she said, and reached up to take Locke's hands. "I'm sorry you got hurt... and very glad that it wasn't worse." Her thumbs brushed over the scarred palms, frowning. At this point, there was little her magic could do to improve things. She couldn't erase the scars - though she wished she could, if they made him feel sympathetic to the Voice.
"What will you do instead? Run the Halenani with Maeve?" Her tone was a little doubtful - it seemed much too settled and orderly for this man.
Listening to his reply, her hands slowly fell back down to hang limp at her sides. Something like an ache started up in the pit of her belly, but Seren managed a smile all the same. Easy, free of blame.
"I didn't know you were involved with that," she said, and reached up to take Locke's hands. "I'm sorry you got hurt... and very glad that it wasn't worse." Her thumbs brushed over the scarred palms, frowning. At this point, there was little her magic could do to improve things. She couldn't erase the scars - though she wished she could, if they made him feel sympathetic to the Voice.
"What will you do instead? Run the Halenani with Maeve?" Her tone was a little doubtful - it seemed much too settled and orderly for this man.
Seren
