03-16-2019, 09:53 AM
Grim looked down upon her like she was something strange and dangerous. Wariness stung his expression for a moment before it narrowed to introspection; then a touch of puzzlement fluttered beneath those waves, like he was not quite sure of his reaction. The distance appeared to sooth him, though. Nimeda’s chin tilted up to watch in silence. Her legs drifted through the water. Droplets still curled a path down her bare arms.
When he finally frowned and disappeared like mist, she smiled.
A sleek plop welcomed her back into the river’s embrace. Dark hair fanned wild about her face as she sank deep, bubbles zipping from her mouth and tickling her skin. She twisted until the silt began to blur her vision, and then the river itself shifted.
It was much colder here.
If she allowed herself to feel it, the waters bit like the score of knives, robbing the colour from her skin. But it was all in the mind. As her head pierced the surface, she drifted atop the tumult of waves and watched the iced air cloud from her lips. No pocket had snared her along her journey. The Hidden Folk were not known for their answers, but still, she had been excited to share her epiphany.
When he finally frowned and disappeared like mist, she smiled.
A sleek plop welcomed her back into the river’s embrace. Dark hair fanned wild about her face as she sank deep, bubbles zipping from her mouth and tickling her skin. She twisted until the silt began to blur her vision, and then the river itself shifted.
It was much colder here.
If she allowed herself to feel it, the waters bit like the score of knives, robbing the colour from her skin. But it was all in the mind. As her head pierced the surface, she drifted atop the tumult of waves and watched the iced air cloud from her lips. No pocket had snared her along her journey. The Hidden Folk were not known for their answers, but still, she had been excited to share her epiphany.