JUNIPER
you think i'm happy because i'm smiling,
but it's the easiest thing to do
Watching Bastien appreciate the necklace, Juniper smiled. Here was proof, if she'd needed any, that the Ascended were not so different from the Fae -- they could both appreciate beauty and craftsmanship, and perhaps someday they could build a relationship based on that. Oh, there were a lot of obstacles standing in the way of such a future, but Juniper was prepared to take them on, one at a time. "Thank you as well. I'll ask around among the Fae to see if there are artisans who might be interested in such an exchange."but it's the easiest thing to do
She doubted she'd get many takers, but she felt she owed it to the idea of peace to ask. Maybe it would help, maybe it wouldn't; she could only try.
It was a first step indeed, and Juniper could only hope it wouldn't be the last. "I'm glad I got to talk to you. I should be going, but I'd like to keep in touch, so I hope we'll speak again."
After all, even the possibility of such a conversation might mean a lot, if it meant the Ascended and the Greatwood weren't at war. Peace, above retribution, had become Juniper's ideal.
- FIN
if you looked a little closer,
you'd find my eyes aren't smiling too.
you'd find my eyes aren't smiling too.
