05-22-2020, 09:15 AM
Eurwen
the secret of walking on water
is knowing where the rocks lie
is knowing where the rocks lie
Perhaps if she knew beforehand what she was going to find, and what hopes she would go about crushing, she might not have come at all. Or come sooner. Either would have been better.
Lilli seems on the edge of her ability. The mare is underfed, though very pregnant, a combination she herself has thankfully not had to overcome. No, this is unlike Eyas, unlike Eurwen herself; this is not caused by an inner demon, but an outer one. Any one of these Pangeans might have seen fit to punish the mare in some way, but if all of them denied it then surely the true culprit might never be pinpointed - one word against many others.
While politically it had been best to wait for the storm to calm down, it had not been a good idea in retrospect, for her friend’s well-being.
”Lilli, I’m so sorry.” she greets her with a short nose bump and eyeing the desperate look of her, the state of her body in general. ”I didn’t even know you were expecting.” she adds, though she avoids the question of who’s child this might be. It might be a topic related to the state of her, the scars on her body; or an emotional trauma from being with someone and then entering this hellhole, never to see her lover again. Neither would be good for Lilliana right now.
”I haven’t seen Nev since last autumn either, Lilli.” she takes a deep breath before continuing. ”I’ve tried to keep Nerine from falling apart, but Taiga took a few bumps as well. As far as I know, your boys are alright, at least.” But she can’t be everywhere at once. She just can’t. Whatever it is Eyas wanted her to do, whatever she believed Eurwen was capable of, when your trusted companions aren’t around to help but trapped in hell or just plain missing, the story changes completely. Perhaps Nerine as a kingdom is falling apart, a small voice in the back of her mind asks her. Perhaps it’s better to step back and let it be. Perhaps it can’t be saved.
Just like she can’t save Lilliana now. Stealing her back as a representative of Nerine would gain back all eyes on the north once more. Another might - a neutral party. But not her. Not now.
Lilliana knew that, right?
Lilli seems on the edge of her ability. The mare is underfed, though very pregnant, a combination she herself has thankfully not had to overcome. No, this is unlike Eyas, unlike Eurwen herself; this is not caused by an inner demon, but an outer one. Any one of these Pangeans might have seen fit to punish the mare in some way, but if all of them denied it then surely the true culprit might never be pinpointed - one word against many others.
While politically it had been best to wait for the storm to calm down, it had not been a good idea in retrospect, for her friend’s well-being.
”Lilli, I’m so sorry.” she greets her with a short nose bump and eyeing the desperate look of her, the state of her body in general. ”I didn’t even know you were expecting.” she adds, though she avoids the question of who’s child this might be. It might be a topic related to the state of her, the scars on her body; or an emotional trauma from being with someone and then entering this hellhole, never to see her lover again. Neither would be good for Lilliana right now.
”I haven’t seen Nev since last autumn either, Lilli.” she takes a deep breath before continuing. ”I’ve tried to keep Nerine from falling apart, but Taiga took a few bumps as well. As far as I know, your boys are alright, at least.” But she can’t be everywhere at once. She just can’t. Whatever it is Eyas wanted her to do, whatever she believed Eurwen was capable of, when your trusted companions aren’t around to help but trapped in hell or just plain missing, the story changes completely. Perhaps Nerine as a kingdom is falling apart, a small voice in the back of her mind asks her. Perhaps it’s better to step back and let it be. Perhaps it can’t be saved.
Just like she can’t save Lilliana now. Stealing her back as a representative of Nerine would gain back all eyes on the north once more. Another might - a neutral party. But not her. Not now.
Lilliana knew that, right?
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