Honeyed Pasture The end of an empire

[table width=80%][tr][td]Ondine halted, closing her mismatched eyes as she let out a sigh of exhaustion more than irritation. She had not expected to be so burnt up after everything, nor had she ever thought of herself as uninviting to a by-passing stranger. Everything had been turned upside-down and she simply didn't know how to deal with it.

It was me, but please don't beat my scrawny ass - don't wanna waste your time. She answered honestly, starting her slow and sad wandering about again.[/tr][/td][/table]