[they're just runes, she wishes to say, but doesn't. she holds back, clings to the idea that if she did show them to michael, there is one more person who could help her in the small charms of protection the runes provide.
even if it's all part of the pagan stuff that she is certain he feels some way about.
with a short nod, she tucks her arms closer to herself, shifting where she sits, as if uncomfortable. it's hard to find a way to feel comfortable, after the past couple of months. even if things are okay, there's that sense that something doesn't sit quite right.]
Probably not. [βin taking an apprentice, that is.] Maybe there is some amount of trust, but we're still outsiders. Rowan had asked me to look into something before the abductions happened, trusted me with sparing a family of some uncertain fate. I... [the words catch in her mouth for a moment; she purses her lips, and then tries again.] I think trust comes with time. I've been here over a year now, I've worked on doing things for the benefit of the commune, but we still aren't told everything.
[and that's what she hopes can change.
she lets out an exasperated breath of air.]
I've never really been the leader type. That's more Steve and Sam's area of expertise, [...if he's ever met them...] but I want to do more for who we have here. [and, when she turns the focus back on him, her question is a little out of left field.] Do you wish to stay in Abraxas, or are you itching to find a way back home?
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even if it's all part of the pagan stuff that she is certain he feels some way about.
with a short nod, she tucks her arms closer to herself, shifting where she sits, as if uncomfortable. it's hard to find a way to feel comfortable, after the past couple of months. even if things are okay, there's that sense that something doesn't sit quite right.]
Probably not. [βin taking an apprentice, that is.] Maybe there is some amount of trust, but we're still outsiders. Rowan had asked me to look into something before the abductions happened, trusted me with sparing a family of some uncertain fate. I... [the words catch in her mouth for a moment; she purses her lips, and then tries again.] I think trust comes with time. I've been here over a year now, I've worked on doing things for the benefit of the commune, but we still aren't told everything.
[and that's what she hopes can change.
she lets out an exasperated breath of air.]
I've never really been the leader type. That's more Steve and Sam's area of expertise, [...if he's ever met them...] but I want to do more for who we have here. [and, when she turns the focus back on him, her question is a little out of left field.] Do you wish to stay in Abraxas, or are you itching to find a way back home?