[ But Maika doesn't press yet — like the tea, some things take time to steep and bloom into themselves. Emotions, and putting them into words, are both like that.
She catches that flicker of a smile and can't completely suppress one in return. But she disguises it by leaning down over the cups of tea, grabbing Aerith's to set it over by the bed. ]
Then: probably. If it's just numbers, I bet the goddess can keep pulling in more people. She probably will, too, since we're losing more people than just to zealots working themselves into a blood frenzy. Argenti's faction can murder all they want and we shouldn't run short on hands to get the work done. But for the bonds?
[ She just... raises an eyebrow and lets that speak eloquently for a moment. ]
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[ But Maika doesn't press yet — like the tea, some things take time to steep and bloom into themselves. Emotions, and putting them into words, are both like that.
She catches that flicker of a smile and can't completely suppress one in return. But she disguises it by leaning down over the cups of tea, grabbing Aerith's to set it over by the bed. ]
Then: probably. If it's just numbers, I bet the goddess can keep pulling in more people. She probably will, too, since we're losing more people than just to zealots working themselves into a blood frenzy. Argenti's faction can murder all they want and we shouldn't run short on hands to get the work done. But for the bonds?
[ She just... raises an eyebrow and lets that speak eloquently for a moment. ]