08-24-2021, 06:28 PM
ISRAFEL
Israfel half expects (and half hopes) that the egg will hatch when Reave touches it but nothing happens. It just rolls over in the nest and she frowns at it. Not that she knew how to care for a baby bird any better than she did an egg, but maybe there was another nest they could deposit a hatchling in for a different family to take in. That seemed easier than trying to move the egg.
She briefly wonders if she should disintegrate it but quickly shakes this thought away, uncomfortable with how it had come to her. Israfel had already done her part to ensure that the egg wouldn’t survive - but a more active part in it felt worse than the passive hand she had played. Or, at least, it was passive for the egg - not so much for its mother.
When Reave turns to her, she smiles back at him - forgetting that he can’t see her. “Do you really think so? I haven’t found that to be true.”
The memories of her loneliness are fading into the back of her mind. Even with this unfortunate trip into this cave, Israfel is glad to be here with Reave and that she had met him at all. Maybe she never would have left that forest without his help.
These thoughts inspire her to ask her next question while she watches his blue eyes. “Would you mind if I lived here, Reave? In Nerine with you?”
She briefly wonders if she should disintegrate it but quickly shakes this thought away, uncomfortable with how it had come to her. Israfel had already done her part to ensure that the egg wouldn’t survive - but a more active part in it felt worse than the passive hand she had played. Or, at least, it was passive for the egg - not so much for its mother.
When Reave turns to her, she smiles back at him - forgetting that he can’t see her. “Do you really think so? I haven’t found that to be true.”
The memories of her loneliness are fading into the back of her mind. Even with this unfortunate trip into this cave, Israfel is glad to be here with Reave and that she had met him at all. Maybe she never would have left that forest without his help.
These thoughts inspire her to ask her next question while she watches his blue eyes. “Would you mind if I lived here, Reave? In Nerine with you?”
@Reave