I Knew You in the Last Life.

She had a pretty good sense of direction. As she propelled herself to the edge, eventually her toes did connect with the rounded river stone beneath the water. And as she transitioned from swim stroke to wading stride- the surface fell away from her shoulders as she steadied herself in a moment of vulnerability. With the back of her ivory glove, she rubbed away any lingering droplets that threatened to cloud her vision. As her pale gaze fluttered open, the intensity of the sunlight flared in a display of overexposure. Though, as her pupils adjusted, she inspected the dramatic rise of the fjord in front of her. What she was not expecting, was to find the presence of another.

Talyssa stood there, a moment in silence as she sought out eyes that were nearly as blue as the freshwater-fed inlet. While she had not been the first to stare, she immediately became aware that was just what she was doing. With a friendly grin she used to mask some of the embarrassment, she looked away for a split moment before returning to converse. “Hi there,” She greeted lightly. Plainly. Unsure of what else to say in an awkward moment she hadn’t anticipated. “Do you like to swim?” The Carathius girl asked, opening herself up to the fjord in a gesture of invitation in an effort to displace the attention.

"Talyssa Carpathius"