Dragoncrest Cliffs i loved you, atthis, long ago

erzulie watched njord for a long moment with a gaze that was neither warm nor cold. and then she gave it up for a sigh and a beckon, a small smile that invited him closer if he wanted. "i know we be havin' a lot to say to each ot'er, njord. i want to hear you first."
she had a thousand things pressing behind her tongue. but so many of them were couched in the very unfair and unavoidable belief that he had hurt meerkat, even outside of his control.
and a woman of sapphique being harmed underlined everything she believed about his gender.
still, being ruby had softened her, and erzulie wanted to listen.