09-19-2018, 10:28 AM
Li's smile held the flame of a secret before he turned back to her, that light engulfed by a brighter one. She laughed at the joke, though there was something dark in it too. She didn't pretend to be something she wasn't. An unusual childhood warped Nhysa from what most might consider normality, and though sometimes she was aware of that strangeness in her perceptions she was not apologetic of it either. She was what the Custody had made her.
She watched the small gathering a while longer. She didn't much like the look of the scarred man, or the glint in his eye that suggested a demon shared the home of his skin. It stirred something vaguely protective in her gut, though it was not a sentiment she was likely to act on. As the two men passed, one with the golden eyes Li marked as wolfkin, she could feel the dark tugging on the shadows at her feet.
She stood, patting the flat of her stomach, expecting more blood to stain her hand. But either the bandage contained it or the pain was deeper. There were no red etchings on her palm. After a moment she offered it to Li. "Care for a better view?"
She watched the small gathering a while longer. She didn't much like the look of the scarred man, or the glint in his eye that suggested a demon shared the home of his skin. It stirred something vaguely protective in her gut, though it was not a sentiment she was likely to act on. As the two men passed, one with the golden eyes Li marked as wolfkin, she could feel the dark tugging on the shadows at her feet.
She stood, patting the flat of her stomach, expecting more blood to stain her hand. But either the bandage contained it or the pain was deeper. There were no red etchings on her palm. After a moment she offered it to Li. "Care for a better view?"