From This Moment, Forever I Can Hope.

Talyssa. That was the name of this girl, her first encounter with another soul after the brutal swim that still burned her muscles deep. Again Absinth considered her with a steady gaze as the brightly colored girl, Talyssa - she had to remind herself -  spoke an answer to her queries. Emerald eyes narrowed as she listened, trying to fathom the reasoning behind it all.  So it was all for the sake of upholding some social construct? That seemed to be so. What? Because she felt like it? The laws and order of falling into the allegiance of something called Hallows. There were packs where Absinth was from but they had none such with ideals that showed compassion to others. She would have laughed at the morality had it not been for the simple wording Talyssa added; As long as peace is maintained, everyone is welcome. That held within another meaning, but she couldn’t be sure. Perhaps it was not just a bunch of fools trying to match all the bad and vile in this world with random acts of kindness and positivity. If they watched their asses, more power to them.

Absinth licked her lips which promptly curled into an amused smirk, rather mirthful an expression she then showed to her company. “Carpathius. That would be your family name, am I wrong? You seem proud of what you’ve been taught, more than a mere follower would be at your age.” Oh but they were the same age of course, but Absinth did not have any sort of pride to be had over familial relations, nor what her elders had taught her. Their worlds were different, very much so it seemed. But that only left room to learn if the knowledge came without acceptable risks. A raised eyebrow and she continued processing Talyssa’s words. “You offer a meeting with your parents first, your leaders then? Oh my. Does that make you a princess?” She grinned big now, her eyes gleaming with some unknown emotion. If she was right then it made much more sense that she was all alone helping strangers, spreading her cheerful demeanor where her whims took her. Well, fine. It didn’t matter to Absinth, she needed the help and she certainly wasn’t going to be a match for their good ways.

She let the silence consume the air for a minute. All expression had dropped from her face by now though her eye contact did not falter once Talyssa had returned her attention to her. “My name is Absinth, and I’m not a good fit for your honorable pack.” There were no threats in her tone, no lies, just blunt truth and disinterest.
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