Emberwood Across the violet sky

Lumi was one among many siblings, her mother wanting as many children as she could get. Lumi thought it was because Nyx believed her father might leave her if there were no children to influence anymore. To her, it seemed her father was married to the gods he worshiped, her mother blinded by the love she had for him. They seemed like an awful couple - awful as a whole in general. Some day, someone bigger and stronger and meaner would show up to stop them... That's how these affairs were handled.

So, he did value something. That was nice to hear - even if her ear twitched with the curses he spoke. You'd never catch her speaking those words - for all the bad habits they'd pushed on her, her parents had taught her manners and proper etiquette. Well, mostly her mother when she still believed the small girl could be salvaged and shaped into a monstrosity. And here I thought you disliked me. She chuckled, feeling more comfortable as Donovan humanized himself. Perhaps she'd been wrong, but to explain that to the others... She'd look like a filthy traitor - and also, she had to remember that his group had still done harm to the realm. Just keep remembering that.

She perked up, wondering if he was leaving as he made his way over to another part of the clearing. Then he turned back to her, speaking facts she knew in theory, but perhaps those she needed to hear. She bit her lip. Had she, the unprejudiced fae, been influenced by the mermaid? I was already involved when you came to ask. She answered softly. To become a turncoat now would endanger the court - my family. Not to mention you saints did do an awful lot of despicable things... She fidgeted, looking askance, before finally seeking his gaze again.