it would start to affect her organs and eventually kill her. But when Lymee had been poisoned by Shan’s arrow five months back, Alia had used a lot of her spirit to heal her thus accelerating the progression of her sickness to untold lengths. It was possible that it was progressing faster than they had originally thought.
“Then I suppose this might be the last time any of us see you for a while,” Rin stated. Her voice was flat trying to hide the sadness she must have felt.
“I’ll be back as soon as I can,” Lymee promised reaching out and cupping the woman’s cheek with her hand. Leaning forward she pressed her forehead to Rin’s, closing her eyes as she held her there.
“I know my love,” Rin smiled also closing her eyes.
Lymee knew what words Rin really wanted to hear in this moment. And the words almost came out of Lymee’s mouth but they caught in her throat preventing her from saying anything.
Accepting that Lymee was not going to say anything else Rin moved herself in closer wrapping her arms around Lymee’s waist and held her tight. Lymee did not know for how long they stayed like that but eventually Shan returned telling them that the carriage was ready. So Lymee said one last goodbye to Rin before slipping out of their embrace and walked away.
It would be years before Lymee ever saw Rin again.
***
“My lord, do you have any idea what this is about?” Voss asked his body swaying with the rocking of the carriage.
“Can’t say for certain,” Lymee said her eyes closed as her head rested on Yunna’s lap. She was laying on the seat of the carriage her knees bent slightly not quite able to stretch all the way out. Yunna was casually running her fingers through Lymee’s long hair and occasionally braiding it or doing some other thing as she played with it. Kitsune was comfortably curled up on Lymee’s chest sound asleep. Lymee lightly petting her fur.
“But you do have an idea,” Yoni pressed. Yoni was sitting next to her brother across the carriage from Lymee and Yunna. Both of them were glaring at Lymee but she paid them no mind keeping her eyes closed.
“I have lots of ideas,” Lymee replied. “Like the idea of splicing plants, particularly with apple trees. They don’t work so well in terms of reproduction, I don’t think, but they might do us a lot of good in terms of food harvest.”
“Would this by chance have anything to do with the reason we left Su Province?” Voss asked resting his elbows on his knees as he leaned forward. He seemed unfazed by Lymee’s deflection.
Dang. Lymee thought. They were getting better at ignoring her diversions. There was a time they would be chewing on that kind of comment for hours.
“I left Su to be with Rin,” Lymee said never bothering to open her eyes.
“No,” Yoni dragged out the word. “I believe our lord went to Hu to be with Rin but I do not think that was the reason she left Su Palace.”
Lymee stiffened slightly at her words. Yunna noticed Lymee’s movement and stopped her stroking of Lymee’s hair. “You guys sure are nosey about this,” Lymee stated, casually reaching up and touching Yunna’s hand signaling for her to continue.
“I believe it was you, my lord, who continually tells us to be vocal about any concerns we may have,” Voss reminded.
“Especially where you are concerned,” Yoni added. “And let’s face it, you have been acting differently ever since we came back from your wanderings.” Yoni frowned as she thought it over. “No. You have been acting different ever since you met back up with us in Gon Dynasty after you left us to attend your birthday celebration.”
“She’s right,” Voss agreed seeming to have just realized that himself.
“I was almost killed.” Lymee held up two fingers. “Twice. Three times if we count the arrow, the poison and the bandits that I met on the road. Any near death experience is bound to have its
“Then I suppose this might be the last time any of us see you for a while,” Rin stated. Her voice was flat trying to hide the sadness she must have felt.
“I’ll be back as soon as I can,” Lymee promised reaching out and cupping the woman’s cheek with her hand. Leaning forward she pressed her forehead to Rin’s, closing her eyes as she held her there.
“I know my love,” Rin smiled also closing her eyes.
Lymee knew what words Rin really wanted to hear in this moment. And the words almost came out of Lymee’s mouth but they caught in her throat preventing her from saying anything.
Accepting that Lymee was not going to say anything else Rin moved herself in closer wrapping her arms around Lymee’s waist and held her tight. Lymee did not know for how long they stayed like that but eventually Shan returned telling them that the carriage was ready. So Lymee said one last goodbye to Rin before slipping out of their embrace and walked away.
It would be years before Lymee ever saw Rin again.
***
“My lord, do you have any idea what this is about?” Voss asked his body swaying with the rocking of the carriage.
“Can’t say for certain,” Lymee said her eyes closed as her head rested on Yunna’s lap. She was laying on the seat of the carriage her knees bent slightly not quite able to stretch all the way out. Yunna was casually running her fingers through Lymee’s long hair and occasionally braiding it or doing some other thing as she played with it. Kitsune was comfortably curled up on Lymee’s chest sound asleep. Lymee lightly petting her fur.
“But you do have an idea,” Yoni pressed. Yoni was sitting next to her brother across the carriage from Lymee and Yunna. Both of them were glaring at Lymee but she paid them no mind keeping her eyes closed.
“I have lots of ideas,” Lymee replied. “Like the idea of splicing plants, particularly with apple trees. They don’t work so well in terms of reproduction, I don’t think, but they might do us a lot of good in terms of food harvest.”
“Would this by chance have anything to do with the reason we left Su Province?” Voss asked resting his elbows on his knees as he leaned forward. He seemed unfazed by Lymee’s deflection.
Dang. Lymee thought. They were getting better at ignoring her diversions. There was a time they would be chewing on that kind of comment for hours.
“I left Su to be with Rin,” Lymee said never bothering to open her eyes.
“No,” Yoni dragged out the word. “I believe our lord went to Hu to be with Rin but I do not think that was the reason she left Su Palace.”
Lymee stiffened slightly at her words. Yunna noticed Lymee’s movement and stopped her stroking of Lymee’s hair. “You guys sure are nosey about this,” Lymee stated, casually reaching up and touching Yunna’s hand signaling for her to continue.
“I believe it was you, my lord, who continually tells us to be vocal about any concerns we may have,” Voss reminded.
“Especially where you are concerned,” Yoni added. “And let’s face it, you have been acting differently ever since we came back from your wanderings.” Yoni frowned as she thought it over. “No. You have been acting different ever since you met back up with us in Gon Dynasty after you left us to attend your birthday celebration.”
“She’s right,” Voss agreed seeming to have just realized that himself.
“I was almost killed.” Lymee held up two fingers. “Twice. Three times if we count the arrow, the poison and the bandits that I met on the road. Any near death experience is bound to have its
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