10-11-2018, 04:37 PM
A touch on the palm snuffed the fires curling her limbs into dance. She looked sharply at Armande until realization swept fresher understanding. The music crept under her skin like parasites; leeches she had no desire to peel away. Yet Armande beckoned and while Valeriya’s instincts resisted, she followed the Great One without too much protest.
A few people clapped for her as they returned to the table. She glanced at Armande curiously, only to finally understand it was a gesture of praise. Her smile beamed back. Foods curled their noses next. Plates and bowls of more colors and textures than Vale even knew existed in the world. She would frantically dip her spoon from one dish to the next, gobbling mouthfuls in turns without pausing to finish one in particular.
At one point, she bit down on something greedily, and an explosion lit her mouth on fire. Eyes wide, water blossomed down her throat. Coughing, she spit the offending bite back out and guzzled the crimson drink.
“What was that??!!” She gasped finally.
Some time after that someone stood over their table. Eyes wide, she looked at Armande to see how he would react. She’d not interacted with many people of the Above. “Is she also from the land far away that this house is from?” It would be fascinating to meet someone so exotic, but Armande said the Above was full of dangers. Surely someone could not be so dangerous in a place like this. Nobody could be worse than the two of them together.
She nodded emphatically that he agree. If he didn't...
A few people clapped for her as they returned to the table. She glanced at Armande curiously, only to finally understand it was a gesture of praise. Her smile beamed back. Foods curled their noses next. Plates and bowls of more colors and textures than Vale even knew existed in the world. She would frantically dip her spoon from one dish to the next, gobbling mouthfuls in turns without pausing to finish one in particular.
At one point, she bit down on something greedily, and an explosion lit her mouth on fire. Eyes wide, water blossomed down her throat. Coughing, she spit the offending bite back out and guzzled the crimson drink.
“What was that??!!” She gasped finally.
Some time after that someone stood over their table. Eyes wide, she looked at Armande to see how he would react. She’d not interacted with many people of the Above. “Is she also from the land far away that this house is from?” It would be fascinating to meet someone so exotic, but Armande said the Above was full of dangers. Surely someone could not be so dangerous in a place like this. Nobody could be worse than the two of them together.
She nodded emphatically that he agree. If he didn't...
The Eye of the Khylsty