[private] take a look in the mirror

[Altissima]

Confusion and concern threaten to rise up when she sees one of his wings drop after he shifts his weight but Altissima is still pretending she doesn’t care so she focuses on his murmured words instead, rolling her eyes in response and remarking cooly “Ah yes, wouldn’t want to ruin your reputation.” As if he had let her do it the first time, but she decides against commenting on the matter further. Pretending it doesn't matter. She is trying to find her way back to an icy stance - to keep herself guarded behind a thorned wall. And then, just like that, when he asks her about watching sunrises and sunsets she forgets the thorns and smiles softly - answering without hesitation. “Every day there is a clear enough sky to watch. My magic…” She trails off for a moment, unsure if she wants to continue, but her mind is quickly made up and she continues with her eyes still up to the sky. “I used to be able to absorb sunlight, reflect it and store it and it gave me energy.” Altissima thinks that was why she had been in the state she was during the eclipse. Even long winter nights left her feeling on-edge before and to be without light for years… well, she doesn’t need to explain that to him. He had seen her close to death, much to her continued annoyance. So Altissima doesn’t remark on that, just keeps talking about the light because it is a safe topic. “Lately though… I’ve been able to do more.” She glances over to Tarian and her smile fades, but it is giving way to a look of concentration. And then he is bright with a sunlight glow and her grin returns at the same moment, violet eyes shining with the warm glow of their own. It highlights his state, though, and she finally lets herself notice him enough to see the odd way his wing is positioned. She hadn’t commented a moment ago when she had seen it drop but now she does, and is distracted enough not to be bothered by the evident concern in her voice. “Are you... injured?” She takes a single step closer before appearing to think better of it and then stops again but tilts her head to try to see just what he had done to himself.

artwork by cal

@[Tarian]