There is a belief that because faeries are so small they can only experience one emotion at a time. It is debatable if this is true for all faeries or not, but Jewell was certainly experiencing only one emotion as she flew furiously through the sleet, snow, and rain that showered down upon RhyDin to get home. She was in her tinsy form, not because she felt ridiculous walking through the streets of the city in only the bathrobe that she had been wearing when she left the Inn but because it was way too cold to do so. She had known that before she had left the Inn, had known that her friends were slightly concerned with the way she was acting. She hadn?t really cared, not enough to go upstairs and change before leaving or to flash around those pretty fake smiles.
She knew they had no real reason for concern; she was not slipping into that distraught state where she allowed herself to fall apart at the seams. As she had explained to Shylah, she was just feeling sad this week. It happened at times, many times, and was only aggravated by the colder weather. She wasn't effected like many by the winter sun, succumbing to depression because the lack of light. Rather, extreme temperatures (be they cold or hot, although she could handle the latter better) affected her natural physiology, which, therefore, affected how she was feeling.
Arriving at home completely dry?one of the perks of her magic if she chose to use it?she reverted back to her human size in order to open the door and enter the house. The warmth of the house and the change in her body size alerted her to how cold she actually was. She shivered as she took off her slippers and ran across the cool tile floor of the foyer to the carpeted stairs.
She whimpered pathetically as she made for her room, trying to rub at her frozen limbs and walk quietly at the same time. She opened the door to the master bedroom silently, using all of her skills to enter quietly. She frowned a bit upon seeing Skyler sleeping soundly, no longer just feeling that one emotion allowed in her smaller size but several. There was still that sadness that was weighing her down but joined to it were hurt, annoyance, and apprehension. She was upset that Skyler apparently felt the need to lie to her about what was bothering him, annoyed that he had, and scared that she had (once again, in her mind) done something wrong.
She dallied by the door a while, forgetting the cold that had seeped into her body. She didn?t really feel like cuddling up next to him and pretending everything was okay just now. It wasn?t a way to punish him or even herself for something; when she was in this sort of mood, she knew that sleep would not come easy and that when it did come it would not be pleasant.
Making a decision, she finally moved into her walk-in closet to put on some warmer clothes. The house was usually fairly warm but she was still shaking so she pulled on a pair of fleece pajama pants. Leaving her camisole on, she grabbed one of her extra blankets and left the closet. She stopped by the bed to lean over and kiss Skyler?s forehead softly, before grabbing one of her books and camping out on one of the chairs she had set up on the other side of the room.
She curled up as small as she could, the blanket wrapped around her like a cocoon, before absorbing herself in the pages of her book. The silly romance novel she had picked up would have to serve as a substitute for pleasant dreams tonight.
She knew they had no real reason for concern; she was not slipping into that distraught state where she allowed herself to fall apart at the seams. As she had explained to Shylah, she was just feeling sad this week. It happened at times, many times, and was only aggravated by the colder weather. She wasn't effected like many by the winter sun, succumbing to depression because the lack of light. Rather, extreme temperatures (be they cold or hot, although she could handle the latter better) affected her natural physiology, which, therefore, affected how she was feeling.
Arriving at home completely dry?one of the perks of her magic if she chose to use it?she reverted back to her human size in order to open the door and enter the house. The warmth of the house and the change in her body size alerted her to how cold she actually was. She shivered as she took off her slippers and ran across the cool tile floor of the foyer to the carpeted stairs.
She whimpered pathetically as she made for her room, trying to rub at her frozen limbs and walk quietly at the same time. She opened the door to the master bedroom silently, using all of her skills to enter quietly. She frowned a bit upon seeing Skyler sleeping soundly, no longer just feeling that one emotion allowed in her smaller size but several. There was still that sadness that was weighing her down but joined to it were hurt, annoyance, and apprehension. She was upset that Skyler apparently felt the need to lie to her about what was bothering him, annoyed that he had, and scared that she had (once again, in her mind) done something wrong.
She dallied by the door a while, forgetting the cold that had seeped into her body. She didn?t really feel like cuddling up next to him and pretending everything was okay just now. It wasn?t a way to punish him or even herself for something; when she was in this sort of mood, she knew that sleep would not come easy and that when it did come it would not be pleasant.
Making a decision, she finally moved into her walk-in closet to put on some warmer clothes. The house was usually fairly warm but she was still shaking so she pulled on a pair of fleece pajama pants. Leaving her camisole on, she grabbed one of her extra blankets and left the closet. She stopped by the bed to lean over and kiss Skyler?s forehead softly, before grabbing one of her books and camping out on one of the chairs she had set up on the other side of the room.
She curled up as small as she could, the blanket wrapped around her like a cocoon, before absorbing herself in the pages of her book. The silly romance novel she had picked up would have to serve as a substitute for pleasant dreams tonight.