01-30-2014, 07:09 PM
Tony's enthusiasm bled over onto Claire's mood. Where before she was pensive and focused, now she was flirting with the possibility of a broad future.
Her lips parted in awe at the ease in which Tony spun a ball of fire. Above one palm, it looked so simple. She felt like she could watch it flicker and churn all day. It was soothing in a way, but Claire found his description of its wild nature to be surprising. There was nothing about the power in her senses that could ever be described as wild. In fact, the more she pictured it as such, the less she knew she'd be able to manipulate it.
Fire, she spoke the word to herself, but was suddenly shifted to an imagination of the final element. Earth. It made perfect sense, and she cursed herself for not having thought of them before. All four plus the aether together constituted what was known as the primal forces guiding the world in the pagan sense. Something deep within her gathered that there was something far more literal that guided what was, what is, and what will yet be.
She nodded that she understood. "Thank you. You've given me much to consider,"
and she bit her lower lip in the way she did when she was thoughtful and didn't realize it. Perhaps now she knew what she was seeking, when next she sat in the Circle's meditative state, she'd find them.
The scent of broth warmed her stomach, but she didn't help herself. Not because she was too timid to try, but rather because she had other things on her mind besides food. She followed Tony to the lounge. When he sat, she joined him, and curled her feet up beneath her like she'd been invited.
She noticed his inspection of the circle. "I think I've tried every religion out there, but none felt like they were for me."
She shrugged, "What about you? Are you religious?"
Her lips parted in awe at the ease in which Tony spun a ball of fire. Above one palm, it looked so simple. She felt like she could watch it flicker and churn all day. It was soothing in a way, but Claire found his description of its wild nature to be surprising. There was nothing about the power in her senses that could ever be described as wild. In fact, the more she pictured it as such, the less she knew she'd be able to manipulate it.
Fire, she spoke the word to herself, but was suddenly shifted to an imagination of the final element. Earth. It made perfect sense, and she cursed herself for not having thought of them before. All four plus the aether together constituted what was known as the primal forces guiding the world in the pagan sense. Something deep within her gathered that there was something far more literal that guided what was, what is, and what will yet be.
She nodded that she understood. "Thank you. You've given me much to consider,"
and she bit her lower lip in the way she did when she was thoughtful and didn't realize it. Perhaps now she knew what she was seeking, when next she sat in the Circle's meditative state, she'd find them.
The scent of broth warmed her stomach, but she didn't help herself. Not because she was too timid to try, but rather because she had other things on her mind besides food. She followed Tony to the lounge. When he sat, she joined him, and curled her feet up beneath her like she'd been invited.
She noticed his inspection of the circle. "I think I've tried every religion out there, but none felt like they were for me."
She shrugged, "What about you? Are you religious?"