can't pretend

*Steel* · (This post was last modified: 04-10-2015, 08:29 AM by Steel.)

This girl, though he'd just barely met her, felt like the first friend he'd ever had -- besides from his parents and his siblings, and his nephews. The feeling was strange, but comforting in its unfamiliarity, and the smile he wore was far brighter than usual.

She seemed happy to explain what she'd meant by escaping, though sounded a bit sad at the change of topic. His smile would shift, turning into a slight frown. They were to be sacrificed to the gods? He thought quickly to Naiose, and how passionate the boy had been when he had professed his atheism to him. All he had ever heard about the gods was so bad; why did anyone believe in them? Steel would shake his head slowly, amazed. "I'm... sorry," he'd start quietly. "I'm glad you escaped." Their stories seemed quite similar in a way, and he felt a certain kinship with her despite feeling as though she was so completely different than him.

His grin widened again at her own excitement at her idea. "I'd like that," the boy agreed, sounding as stunned as he felt, though he was clearly pleased too. He'd shake his head at the mention of his parents again -- even thinking about them brought a pain to his heart that he'd rather not deal with. He knew telling his siblings was going to be hard enough. It wouldn't help to dwell on it now. "Should we cross this then?" he'd ask, gesturing to the long strip of glimmering sand that separated this land from the one to the north. "Maybe after we can find something to eat and rest for awhile."

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