the firestarters always get the burns
and the good guys never get the girl
Their skins and breaths are a warm contrast with the cooling air, and had she understood what drew him into Solace’s and Sabra’s arms she might have stopped and held her reserve, knowing that the three women may have something in common in his eyes: strength and warmth and a tender light skin, wings to match. If that was still his type after all that had happened, she might be in danger of crossing a line - but she’s not aware that it is Sabra who’s his other partner, and even if she was, she could not say that she knew the woman well enough to be a judge of her character.
In short - she goes with it, for a while. It is, to her, not the kind of attraction she felt for Ashhal, who’d simply been a mysterious handsome stranger - same with Artithmetic, frankly. But to feel a connection with a kindred spirit was far more dangerous. Perhaps she’s lonely now, now that the only other man of similar spirit was beyond her reach for over a year. Perhaps she’s just too easily knocked off her feet. But no - she does not go there. Not today. If Castile still wants to mend things with Solace, then she will not move without her friend and queen’s blessing, and besides - besides, there is still the other one, lingering in the back of her own mind. Castile and her should be friends for now, nothing more - don’t go there, don’t touch. It’s simple and the hardest thing to do at the same time, but once the contact is broken, a little more doable.
When she tells her story, he whispers about a big heart, and she passes over it like it had just been a thought unspoken. Better not to engage. She snaps her eyes at him when he asks if she visits them, assuming he means the children’s fathers. She’s about to say no, she doesn’t even know where they live or wander, but he says “the children” and her frown turns into a light chuckle. ”They live in Hyaline. I suspect Llowell may leave soon, he’s nearing two years in age. But Tähti has returned to us to stay, I think. At least for a few more years.” She brushes her tail against her right hind leg, thoughtlessly patting a fly off her skin. ”I’m sure they’d love to see and get to know you.” They may have been asking Solace, as well as the other woman, or they may not have, like Tähti felt that if her mother didn’t tell her then maybe she did not want or need to know. But sharing her own story, she wonders about his own. ”What about you, Castile? Aside from two sets of twins, what have you done in your life before?” Was there a reason he did not elaborate on the past besides his latest actions for which he resented himself? Was it that bad? Perhaps then it would be better to get that off his chest also...
@[Castile]