I've Come to Far to Back Down Now[Nayl, Any]

[Nayl]

I am not afraid... I was born to do this.

Funny how the women are rising again from the ashes, but Nayl takes no surprise in the vision of it all. That’s what they are. They are fierce women and though they may fall quiet, no one ever truly leaves. They are a tribe. This lifestyle isn’t so easily abandoned as it’s in their mind and in their blood.

But of all women, Nayl least expected to see Despayr return to their shores after having so abruptly abandoned them with her child. From the mouth of a cave, Nayl observes in silence as the mare clambers back onto their sandy shores. She is first met by a child and a conversation softens the tension between them for the first few minutes. Nayl has seen the girl from afar, her scent reminiscent of Djinni and so she has since concluded that the filly is another product of whatever has manifested between her friend and former consort – interest? Nothing had been established. The idea churns the slightest bout of jealousy in her core, but she turns her face away and lets her thoughts wander to Castile, Isobell, and Lior. It distracts her, albeit brief, and enough so to conceal any disdain on her face.

When she arrives to them, it is shortly after they’ve spoken her name. A lopsided, smug grin lifts the corner of her mouth. ”Yes, I’m still Queen,” she admits, not entirely certain whether that is a good or bad thing. ”Did you get bored of being a dolphin, Despayr?” With footsteps crunching the sand beneath, Nayl takes Starlin’s side, their skin just barely out of reach from each other.

queen of nerine
daughter of covet & myrina