by Hopeflower » Sun Mar 19, 2017 12:41 am
While they settled in, Viho finished checking in with the rest of the students. The air practically hummed with their collective magic, not quite harmonious in the way it buzzed against his skin. There was no denying that it was pride that warmed him when he considered the progress they'd made in a relatively short amount of time. Pride, and a certain sense of wonder at watching them take the same steps he'd taken decades before.
He would later blame that for the softening of his defenses, the curiosity he allowed himself to indulge in. It was with the dual goal of getting Gwen to think about something else and settling his own inquisitiveness that he suggested, If it helps you to shake these thoughts off for the moment, why don't you tell me more about what you showed me first? It seemed like quite the tale.
"Gotta have a little sadness once in a while so you know when the good times come."
"Talent is a pursued interest. In other words, anything that you're willing to practice, you can do." ~ Bob Ross
"The future is always uncertain and painful but it must be lived." ~ Unknown