every bait and switch was a work of art
'His task is to keep you safe.' Safrin replies. "And in that, the penalty for failure is a fate worse than death." She explains. 'You might not be a child Seren, but you are not as strong as you will one day become. For all that you have learned, there is still so much that you do not."
Pulling in a deep breath, Safrin merely tilts her head over her shoulder, neither agreeing with nor ignoring her daughter's reaffirmed commitment. "This is what it looks like to keep all your balls in the air, Seren." Either the girl was capable of juggling them, or she was not. And if she was not but failed to realize it, they would all come crashing down.
Tensing her jaw, the goddess looks at her daughter for a moment, before letting her lips part into a smile. "I love you, Seren." She whispers warmly, spreading her arms for a last embrace before disappearing into the evening air.
Pulling in a deep breath, Safrin merely tilts her head over her shoulder, neither agreeing with nor ignoring her daughter's reaffirmed commitment. "This is what it looks like to keep all your balls in the air, Seren." Either the girl was capable of juggling them, or she was not. And if she was not but failed to realize it, they would all come crashing down.
Tensing her jaw, the goddess looks at her daughter for a moment, before letting her lips part into a smile. "I love you, Seren." She whispers warmly, spreading her arms for a last embrace before disappearing into the evening air.
you're the one prize i'd cheat to win
