allows everyone to reach their maximum potential physically. So I was able to grow and mature like I would have been able to on Terra, except I never got sick, and to my knowledge, I don’t have any health deficiencies.”
“And that’s why I’m not sick.”
“Right.”
“So if the atmosphere changes, so will our bodies.”
“I might start catching colds,” he said. “But I can’t think about that now. I have no control over what the Great Collision did.”
“But the Sorcerers might be able to change things.”
“Maybe,” he said. “But I’m sure it will take a great deal of persuasion for them to break their vow on interfering.”
“I’m willing to take the chance,” she said. “It was nice talking to you, Ian.”
“So a week from now?” he asked, and she nodded. “If you leave without me, I’ll understand.”
“I’m sure you would,” she said, then she turned and left him standing there. As she walked down the street alone, she suddenly realized how cold the air had gotten. The rain had stopped, but there were strong gusts of wind in its place, and her clothes had not completely dried. Did Ian realize it and not offer her clothes because she had refused measurement for the dress? Or the thought never entered his mind in the first place? The rain in Paragon was normally so light that even if someone had stood under it the entire time, they wouldn’t get that wet.
How long had it taken her and Olivia to get to Virga? Now that she was alone, she realized how lonely and cold the trek back would be. Since she had gone with Olivia, their conversation had taken her mind off of the walking, but now, all she could think about was getting warm.
Thankfully, her body was strong enough to weather the temperature change.
Remi walked with her arms folded, walking past the vacant entrance to Virga. Gill was nowhere to be found, and by now, the people of Paragon were probably cozy at home.
She strolled past the bouquets of flowers and realized that their fragrance was now masked by the smell of wet soil and tree branches. The air was starting to get muggy, and there was still an overcast in the sky, causing the already dense forest to become that much darker. She found herself squinting to see, and she hoped that she would be able to find her way back home.
She didn’t want to unsheathe her eidolon for fear that some small creature might be attracted to it and fly at it. She didn’t want to hurt anything unnecessarily. But it was getting so hard to see.
A creaking of the tree branches above her head caught her attention. Though she wasn’t sure what the forest was like after a torrential downpour, it sounded unnatural.
“Is someone there!” she called out, and another creak came from the bushes in front of her. “If you don’t come out now, I’m going to start cutting down trees!”
It was a bluff, but if her pursuer cared about the forest at all, they would reveal themselves.
A silhouette jumped down from the canopy and onto one knee. Her eidolon wasn’t unsheathed, but she still sensed no danger or ill-will from the stranger.
“Who are you?” she asked, when she realized the shape of the stranger’s body. He had been on all fours, but now he was slowly standing up to two feet. Hair grew from what once seemed like a bald head. Its arms and legs gained more girth and her face softened in recognition.
“Kace?” she asked.
The stranger cleared his throat a couple times until his voice was clear. “Hey, Remi.”
“You following me?” she asked. Her mind started zipping all over, wondering what he saw and overheard. He didn’t have an eidolon, but she knew that in his Quietus form, his senses increased exponentially. It was possible that he heard her entire conversation with Ian, even from outside.
But the more she thought about it, what did she care if he did?
It’s not like she did anything wrong.
It’s not like she asked for the hair stylist to burst into her life like
“And that’s why I’m not sick.”
“Right.”
“So if the atmosphere changes, so will our bodies.”
“I might start catching colds,” he said. “But I can’t think about that now. I have no control over what the Great Collision did.”
“But the Sorcerers might be able to change things.”
“Maybe,” he said. “But I’m sure it will take a great deal of persuasion for them to break their vow on interfering.”
“I’m willing to take the chance,” she said. “It was nice talking to you, Ian.”
“So a week from now?” he asked, and she nodded. “If you leave without me, I’ll understand.”
“I’m sure you would,” she said, then she turned and left him standing there. As she walked down the street alone, she suddenly realized how cold the air had gotten. The rain had stopped, but there were strong gusts of wind in its place, and her clothes had not completely dried. Did Ian realize it and not offer her clothes because she had refused measurement for the dress? Or the thought never entered his mind in the first place? The rain in Paragon was normally so light that even if someone had stood under it the entire time, they wouldn’t get that wet.
How long had it taken her and Olivia to get to Virga? Now that she was alone, she realized how lonely and cold the trek back would be. Since she had gone with Olivia, their conversation had taken her mind off of the walking, but now, all she could think about was getting warm.
Thankfully, her body was strong enough to weather the temperature change.
Remi walked with her arms folded, walking past the vacant entrance to Virga. Gill was nowhere to be found, and by now, the people of Paragon were probably cozy at home.
She strolled past the bouquets of flowers and realized that their fragrance was now masked by the smell of wet soil and tree branches. The air was starting to get muggy, and there was still an overcast in the sky, causing the already dense forest to become that much darker. She found herself squinting to see, and she hoped that she would be able to find her way back home.
She didn’t want to unsheathe her eidolon for fear that some small creature might be attracted to it and fly at it. She didn’t want to hurt anything unnecessarily. But it was getting so hard to see.
A creaking of the tree branches above her head caught her attention. Though she wasn’t sure what the forest was like after a torrential downpour, it sounded unnatural.
“Is someone there!” she called out, and another creak came from the bushes in front of her. “If you don’t come out now, I’m going to start cutting down trees!”
It was a bluff, but if her pursuer cared about the forest at all, they would reveal themselves.
A silhouette jumped down from the canopy and onto one knee. Her eidolon wasn’t unsheathed, but she still sensed no danger or ill-will from the stranger.
“Who are you?” she asked, when she realized the shape of the stranger’s body. He had been on all fours, but now he was slowly standing up to two feet. Hair grew from what once seemed like a bald head. Its arms and legs gained more girth and her face softened in recognition.
“Kace?” she asked.
The stranger cleared his throat a couple times until his voice was clear. “Hey, Remi.”
“You following me?” she asked. Her mind started zipping all over, wondering what he saw and overheard. He didn’t have an eidolon, but she knew that in his Quietus form, his senses increased exponentially. It was possible that he heard her entire conversation with Ian, even from outside.
But the more she thought about it, what did she care if he did?
It’s not like she did anything wrong.
It’s not like she asked for the hair stylist to burst into her life like
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