For the first time, Lumiel felt a certain kinship with someone of her own kind. Uien seemed to know how to go about things properly, and Lumiel couldn't help but admire the woman for her courage in standing up for this Falowik man, even against her friends.
And here was something she could relate to more closely, she thought as she lazily watched a swallow swoop to the ground nearby as she followed Uien. Loving one who would seem quite "dubious and nefarious", to use Uien's own words, was something she knew of, and quite well at that.
She stopped for a moment as a lump rose in her throat unprepared for. She couldn't, no she wouldn't let anyone see her like this. Inhaling deeply, she set her mind at ease, though her heart still felt the pang of loss unlessened by time. She wiped one tear away before it could fall and whispered to herself, "I'll make you proud, Farin."
Looking up, she saw that Uien had stopped ahead and was looking back at her curiously, wondering why she had stopped. Lumiel sprung forward, catching up in a few lithe steps. "Are you alright, Lumiel?" asked Uien who had seen the tear before it was erased.
"I'm alright, thank you. I was just thinking about someone....I used to know. He was an honorable man, he taught me all I know. But, like Falowik, he was considered an untrustworthy man to say the least. Yet, I could not help but love him." She sighed, her eyes shading to a dark grey-blue in memory of another.
"He must have been a great man." said Uien soothingly. Lumiel nodded and smiled, putting on her normal bright facade once more. The two continued and Lumiel put her mind to the task at hand, and wondered what would come of all this.
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