along the way

Anthea smiled a little and nodded in agreement as Mercury spoke of trade and being open to outsiders, showing his more worldly knowledge and and how he obviously grew up in a more connected part of the world than she had. In a way it made her a little jealous, but she was just glad to be here with him now, seeing the world outside of the secluded forest she was raised in and learning from him. “If only my father had been as smart as your family,” she replied with a little laugh. As well meaning as her family had been, she knew they never would have really been willing to look past their own customs and ways to find different ways to do things and that’s just how it had been.

Their conversation suddenly seemed to take a turn as Mercury’s description of the world cut off with a realization, his head popping up out of nowhere and catching her off guard. Her brows pulled together with confusion and she stepped back from the edge of the river back onto a more dry patch of land as his eyes locked with hers again. She struggled to understand what he was getting at when he mentioned the fire she had spoken of several times since he found her, worry crossing her face as his expression shifted into horror. “Mercury… What… What are you talking about? Suspected what?” she questioned worriedly, going back through what she had said in her head as she tried to figure out what he was on about.

"Anthea Dásos"