06-04-2014, 04:11 PM
She heard his answer but did not reply immediately. The brevity offered by a metro ride was not enough time to smooth out the tangles of conflict in her mind, to arrange her intentions in a way she found morally acceptable. Hypocrisy shadowed every horizon when it came to the spirit-gifts breathed into mortal men. Sometimes she felt an echo of it in women, and those souls she avoided where she could. Men were a blank canvas, for which right now she was glad. But she could not avoid the issue forever; the infant gods consumed more and more of the Atharim's focus, and one day they would no longer slip beneath the supernatural veil. One day she would be required to pick a side.
Solemnity captured her expression; she looked beyond her own reflection, to the black beyond, and wished for a touch of wisdom to ease her troubles. When she finally returned to her apartment, she resolved to find the time and peace to meditate. Then she would begin to plan.
Eventually Tehya allowed her thoughts the freedom to disseminate Elias's words. She'd overheard his phone call, of course, which he must realise though she didn't feel a need to say. The information he had uncovered from his source at the Guardian had espoused tales of creatures, which any sane person would brush off as insanity. He had told her he believed in an explanation for everything. "I hope you find the answers you seek."
The sincerity was uncoloured by any other emotion, though she still seemed thoughtful.
She'd have preferred silence, but her attention returned to the call of duty. "A few days should suffice."
Ijiraq were rare and she might struggle to unearth helpful research, but she at least needed to verify some of the things Connor had said. Aria. The thought came abruptly. How else had Connor known how to hurt the creature, but for the furia? "I'll need a number to contact you. What will you do if it returns before then?"
Try something he had said, and it curled unease under her skin to imagine the possibilities. There was also his safety to think of, until they knew what the ijiraq actually intended.
Solemnity captured her expression; she looked beyond her own reflection, to the black beyond, and wished for a touch of wisdom to ease her troubles. When she finally returned to her apartment, she resolved to find the time and peace to meditate. Then she would begin to plan.
Eventually Tehya allowed her thoughts the freedom to disseminate Elias's words. She'd overheard his phone call, of course, which he must realise though she didn't feel a need to say. The information he had uncovered from his source at the Guardian had espoused tales of creatures, which any sane person would brush off as insanity. He had told her he believed in an explanation for everything. "I hope you find the answers you seek."
The sincerity was uncoloured by any other emotion, though she still seemed thoughtful.
She'd have preferred silence, but her attention returned to the call of duty. "A few days should suffice."
Ijiraq were rare and she might struggle to unearth helpful research, but she at least needed to verify some of the things Connor had said. Aria. The thought came abruptly. How else had Connor known how to hurt the creature, but for the furia? "I'll need a number to contact you. What will you do if it returns before then?"
Try something he had said, and it curled unease under her skin to imagine the possibilities. There was also his safety to think of, until they knew what the ijiraq actually intended.