born from dark water, daughter of the rain and snow
Already an uncomfortable situation, the arrival of Sunjata does nothing at all to set Amalia's mind at ease. She shrinks from his voice, turning to glare as he enters so nonchalantly, the memory of Sam's recent admissions and her encounter with Nate still bright on her mind.
The other two are unfamiliar, though they seem to know Bastien well enough. The stranger with the shifting features does indeed earn Jyoti's attention, the starwhale cooing curiously at the interesting Ascended. She remains engaged until they all separate to paint, at which point she goes to join Amalia in decorating the gods, taking her appropriate place - with a glance at Sunjata - in front of Safrin.
With little artistic skill of her own the Shield knows she cannot do justice to her goddess' beauty. So she begins with dark blues and purples, intending to paint the starry skies that accompany the goddess before daring to add color to the figure within.
Ama (predictably) takes Safrin
The other two are unfamiliar, though they seem to know Bastien well enough. The stranger with the shifting features does indeed earn Jyoti's attention, the starwhale cooing curiously at the interesting Ascended. She remains engaged until they all separate to paint, at which point she goes to join Amalia in decorating the gods, taking her appropriate place - with a glance at Sunjata - in front of Safrin.
With little artistic skill of her own the Shield knows she cannot do justice to her goddess' beauty. So she begins with dark blues and purples, intending to paint the starry skies that accompany the goddess before daring to add color to the figure within.
Ama (predictably) takes Safrin
shield of safrin
