Her heart ached.
Her mother was dead. The Sacrosanct was destroyed. Things were simply..not going well.
But she couldn't just give up hope, even though she came so close to doing so earlier...
Rather than sit at the inn and mope about, she wanted to get out. She needed to. The warm sun, the cool breeze and fresh air, a lively environment....It would help her. At least she hoped it would.
So she went for a walk. She explored The Marketplace, listened to the people out and about. They were laughing, they were happy. She wanted to laugh too, but she didn't have the heart for it...not right now. She had earlier, but now, the memories were coming back, and she could feel them wearing on her.
She remembered the shell Alex had given her. She wanted a necklace made from it so she saw a jeweler about it, which was simple enough for them to do. Even though she didn't know what it looked like, she wore it. It wasn't often someone gave her something..simply because they wanted to, rather than feeling a duty or obligation to.
Now she was at the docks. The fresh salty air was the best. She closed her eyes for a long while, listening to the seagulls, listening to boats pulling up to the dock and the boats setting sail, listening to, well, everything. Time passed, but she didn't know how much had passed. She wasn't even sure if it was night..or day.
Finally she opened her eyes and sighed. The sounds she was listening to before seemed to have faded. She was alone with silence..and she didn't like it.
She turned to leave, but bumped into someone. It felt like a man of good build. She frowned as her cheeks flushed some. "I'm terribly sorry sir..." She didn't hear him approach, so she didn't know he was there.
And then there was laughter.
Her mother was dead. The Sacrosanct was destroyed. Things were simply..not going well.
But she couldn't just give up hope, even though she came so close to doing so earlier...
Rather than sit at the inn and mope about, she wanted to get out. She needed to. The warm sun, the cool breeze and fresh air, a lively environment....It would help her. At least she hoped it would.
So she went for a walk. She explored The Marketplace, listened to the people out and about. They were laughing, they were happy. She wanted to laugh too, but she didn't have the heart for it...not right now. She had earlier, but now, the memories were coming back, and she could feel them wearing on her.
She remembered the shell Alex had given her. She wanted a necklace made from it so she saw a jeweler about it, which was simple enough for them to do. Even though she didn't know what it looked like, she wore it. It wasn't often someone gave her something..simply because they wanted to, rather than feeling a duty or obligation to.
Now she was at the docks. The fresh salty air was the best. She closed her eyes for a long while, listening to the seagulls, listening to boats pulling up to the dock and the boats setting sail, listening to, well, everything. Time passed, but she didn't know how much had passed. She wasn't even sure if it was night..or day.
Finally she opened her eyes and sighed. The sounds she was listening to before seemed to have faded. She was alone with silence..and she didn't like it.
She turned to leave, but bumped into someone. It felt like a man of good build. She frowned as her cheeks flushed some. "I'm terribly sorry sir..." She didn't hear him approach, so she didn't know he was there.
And then there was laughter.