Don't paint wonderful lies on me that wash away
She nodded, almost gravely. "Barring risk of actual starvation, you have yourself a deal," she promised. But added a silent addendum, that if he tried to ignore her if she ever had to invoke that clause, she would shove his own cookies down his throat. It seemed only fair.
Lingering by the door in a quiet contest of wills as both tried to hold the door for the other, Maea eventually relented and followed the luxere into the room beyond. Making room for Loren to follow after, she squinted against the bright light cast by the beacon, then looked around. Took in the shrine, the many offerings...
With a soft intake of breath, her gaze fell on the huge windows that overlooked the sea. In a few steps the girl had made it across the floor and stood with fingertips pressed against the glass, her eyes hungry as she took in the horizon.
"It... really never ends, does it," she said softly, a tone of awe in her voice as she stared at the ocean. The vast, wide expanse of blue, glittering beneath the brilliant sun.
Lingering by the door in a quiet contest of wills as both tried to hold the door for the other, Maea eventually relented and followed the luxere into the room beyond. Making room for Loren to follow after, she squinted against the bright light cast by the beacon, then looked around. Took in the shrine, the many offerings...
With a soft intake of breath, her gaze fell on the huge windows that overlooked the sea. In a few steps the girl had made it across the floor and stood with fingertips pressed against the glass, her eyes hungry as she took in the horizon.
"It... really never ends, does it," she said softly, a tone of awe in her voice as she stared at the ocean. The vast, wide expanse of blue, glittering beneath the brilliant sun.
