She's got the devil's eyes
She had heard of the party, of course. Had understood why her sister would wish to host such a thing. Something that could herald new beginnings and overcome the sins of the past. Something to provide relief to a land ravaged by strife and plague. It was a noble thought, something very much in keeping with her much gentler sibling’s nature.
She had been undecided whether she would try to come. She knows the pain she’d caused, and she cannot erase it. Does not even know how she might begin to try. But this is about more than just herself. And for once, she would try not to be selfish. She would try to be nobler than her nature so often allows. It’s what one does for family after all, isn’t it?
It had taken her time to make the arrangements, but in the end she had succeeded. It’s a rare thing that she does not, so perhaps it had been her own misgivings that had caused her to tarry a bit. But she is not quite ready to acknowledge them yet. Not quite ready to give in entirely.
Ether comes with, to provide them safe travel to the Island. For a once a promise he’d made to Luster rather than to her. But he says nothing, his yellow eyes unreadable as he peers from the safety of his shadows. Heartfire spares him a moment’s consideration before she steps through. Before she confronts Dovev. “Come with me,” she says, giving him little opportunity to resist. She touches the bare, dark skin of his neck briefly, running her nose lightly along the line of it before withdrawing abruptly. Her blue gaze lacks the usual hardness, but she is still just as unreadable, the vibrant depths almost daring him to question.
Without another word, she turns and steps through the portal, pausing only to ensure he’d followed before turning her attention the winter wonderland before them. Their children would be here soon. She’d found them, but she had not brought Dovev here for them. He should know all his children, even the ones he’d been inadvertently forced to leave behind. A year is too long in the life of a child.
and they'll cut you like a weapon
@[Dovev] @[luster]