It's Lord of the Flies in my mind tonight
She hums quietly, acknowledging the familiar sentiment. “Mine too, once upon a time.” And then the portals opened and the world seemed to change in the blink of an eye. Everything she thought she knew - gone. All the possibilities - restored. It turns out Caidonite societies had Kings and Queens, they just weren’t called that, until now.
And even now, she finds infuriatingly both difficult and easy to think of herself as a Queen.
Which explains the mixed feelings of Aurelia’s something-resembling-a-challenge. Wessex blinks in surprise, then seriously considers the question, going quiet for a long time. Her gaze, though distance, is surprisingly focused and when she comes back to the conversation, it’s with another hum of consideration. “In the Grounds? I think so. Maybe not by name, but all the Naturals… I could hazard a guess to which family they’re from.” And then, a look into her glass.
“It’s not a bad thing. I’m thankful for a truly clean slate every now and then.”
And even now, she finds infuriatingly both difficult and easy to think of herself as a Queen.
Which explains the mixed feelings of Aurelia’s something-resembling-a-challenge. Wessex blinks in surprise, then seriously considers the question, going quiet for a long time. Her gaze, though distance, is surprisingly focused and when she comes back to the conversation, it’s with another hum of consideration. “In the Grounds? I think so. Maybe not by name, but all the Naturals… I could hazard a guess to which family they’re from.” And then, a look into her glass.
“It’s not a bad thing. I’m thankful for a truly clean slate every now and then.”
