01-10-2015, 03:54 PM
Tehya was ill practised at chit-chat, so though Aurora seemed pleasantly easy-going, she didn't have a whole lot to say in return. The young woman presented as remarkably ordinary, and far too innocent for the life the tattoo would bring her - which was not to say incapable, but internally Tehya lamented the restrictions it would place on her life. "There's much to be done in Moscow,"
she answered. It certainly wouldn't be her first choice of home, but duty was more important than preference, even though it put her in considerably more danger than staying back in the U.S. A pang of homesickness briefly caught her emotions, but she soothed it gently with the knowledge that she was doing the right thing. Belonging to the Atharim was bigger than belonging only to herself. If it cost her her life, she could only hope it was tender well spent.
"It's different from what I'm used to also. More rules and structure. But Moscow is the heart of change. It needs our protection."
And perhaps our influence. Would Aurora be safer under the wing of the Atharim, or outside of it? Tehya had caught no scent of the organisation searching its own ranks for traitors (not that she considered herself such) but that did not mean it wasn't happening. The present Regus was both ruthless and shrewd. They could not hide forever.
Gloomy thoughts. Tehya pulled herself back from them, refocused on the notes in front of her. Given their surroundings, it was the only safe thing to talk about, and in any case Aurora did seem awed by the collection of so much knowledge. "Contradictions abound, but it is also enlightening."
She shifted one of the screens towards the girl. "Pick a creature, let's see what we can find."
she answered. It certainly wouldn't be her first choice of home, but duty was more important than preference, even though it put her in considerably more danger than staying back in the U.S. A pang of homesickness briefly caught her emotions, but she soothed it gently with the knowledge that she was doing the right thing. Belonging to the Atharim was bigger than belonging only to herself. If it cost her her life, she could only hope it was tender well spent.
"It's different from what I'm used to also. More rules and structure. But Moscow is the heart of change. It needs our protection."
And perhaps our influence. Would Aurora be safer under the wing of the Atharim, or outside of it? Tehya had caught no scent of the organisation searching its own ranks for traitors (not that she considered herself such) but that did not mean it wasn't happening. The present Regus was both ruthless and shrewd. They could not hide forever.
Gloomy thoughts. Tehya pulled herself back from them, refocused on the notes in front of her. Given their surroundings, it was the only safe thing to talk about, and in any case Aurora did seem awed by the collection of so much knowledge. "Contradictions abound, but it is also enlightening."
She shifted one of the screens towards the girl. "Pick a creature, let's see what we can find."