Her heart fluttered rapidly in her chest as she waited to see if he would take her hand, before she felt his fingers glide across her own, and finally wrap around her hand. It was enough, so much more than she had ever hoped, or dreamed for in a way. She had been raised in the ring, Bajie had taught her as well as he could to fight to live, and now? Now she was being presented with a way to be more than just a tool, more than just a weapon. More than just fighting to live.
It was easy to slip from the chair, to stand, and to gently pull him along with her, out to the balcony attached to the room, and then a secret staircase that one wouldn't know was there, unless one knew. The woman who served tables there, she had shown her, earlier in the day, so that she and Ailwin wouldn't have to be seen leaving or entering the room. It was why the door on the balcony had a lock on it. It was easy to lead them down the path she herself had walked earlier in the day, mindful of places where his cane might catch.
It was easy to fall into comfortable silence, with her hand in his, as they walked, the full moon not nearly as bright as the double full moon that would come in a few more months, but enough to keep them from tripping over anything, or running afoul of some animal running loose. And when they were there, in the dark, with only the moon to keep them company, besides one another, when they were truly alone with one another...
She didn't take the matters of her heart lightly, and as such, when she spoke with it, she made sure that her words were for his ears only.
@Ailwin
It was easy to slip from the chair, to stand, and to gently pull him along with her, out to the balcony attached to the room, and then a secret staircase that one wouldn't know was there, unless one knew. The woman who served tables there, she had shown her, earlier in the day, so that she and Ailwin wouldn't have to be seen leaving or entering the room. It was why the door on the balcony had a lock on it. It was easy to lead them down the path she herself had walked earlier in the day, mindful of places where his cane might catch.
It was easy to fall into comfortable silence, with her hand in his, as they walked, the full moon not nearly as bright as the double full moon that would come in a few more months, but enough to keep them from tripping over anything, or running afoul of some animal running loose. And when they were there, in the dark, with only the moon to keep them company, besides one another, when they were truly alone with one another...
You deserve peace too, Ailwin, as much as I do. I think we could find that, together.Her fingers slotted with his then, as she squeezed his hand, her eyes turned up to the sky, admiring the stars, the smell of the ocean on the night breeze, still several miles in the distance, but the scent carrying on to the lands where they stood.
It's silly, knowing our time together right now is so brief... I want to share you with none, not even the moons in the sky.She found it easier to talk, there in the dark, with only his ears to hear her words. The field they were in, she could see all lines of approach, she would know if someone came upon them.
She didn't take the matters of her heart lightly, and as such, when she spoke with it, she made sure that her words were for his ears only.
If I could secret us away, here in the dark, for as long as we wished, I would. I'm not happy that the morning will part us again, until we can find a moment like this, once again.
@Ailwin
10-20-2024, 12:54 AM
