The Amell Legacy: Transgressions

[Haliel Lightsong]

Skin tight around her eyes, Lightsong nods. "Agreed," she murmurs softly. "Tight cave tunnels are not... well suited for someone in plate armour. Or my height," she adds, nose wrinkling.

[Marian Hawke]

"I hate it," says Marian, miserable. "Nothing good ever happened in caves."

It's a mistake to say; her muscles tighten. Don't think about it, don't think about it, don't think about it. Her stomach churns despite her efforts.

[Jassinth]

"I think your dwarf friend might object," Jassinth says with a grin, not able to catch the emotions beneath the surface. "Still..."

[Haliel Lightsong]

Not wanting to bring the subject up in front of a stranger, Haliel reaches over to take Marian's hand silently. After he finishes speaking, she adds, "you have friends and allies with you this time. Hopefully it will not be too dangerous a quest."

[Marian Hawke]

"I'm not worried about the quest," says Marian. "We wouldn't be given it of we couldn't handle it. I just hate being so far underground."

[Jassinth]

"I gather you have not spent overly much time in such places?" Jass half-asks, half-guesses.

[Marian Hawke]

She shakes her head. "Some time in the undercity in Draslina but you have the advantage of being ten minutes jog from fresh air there. This is .. bad. Small. Cramped. There's no sky." She shakes her head. "Mind if I work on my brewing while we talk? Keep my hands busy?"

[Jassinth]

"I do not think we are stopping all that long?" Jass says, brow furrowing.

[Haliel Lightsong]

"I have something," Haliel says, looking somewhat hesitant. "I..." Pulling a small strand of something out of her bag, she offers it to Marian. It's a bracelet, or perhaps a necklace- it would be looped twice around the wrist or it could be tight against a throat, depending on one's preferences. A strand of etched beads made from dark polished wood, with small discs made from stone between each bead. A closer look reveals that each bead has the holy symbol of each member of the Heptad on it. "I- I thought you might like it. And the vendor said that it's fire hardened and soaked in resin for durability, as people like to fiddle with the beads. When you mentioned your hands..."

[Marian Hawke]

Her eyes mist up. "Thank you, I.... I really appreciate it."

[Haliel Lightsong]

A look of relief floods Haliel's face for a moment before she tries to damp it back down. "I'm glad," she says, smile not dampened a whit. "I hope it fits- it can be worn on the wrist or neck, though it might be a little tight on you but- do you want to- I could help you put it on? It has an eye-hook clasp, I think it's called, they can be tricky one-handed..."

[Jassinth]

Jass looks from one to the other, then grins. "Ah! I had not realized that the two of you were..." He gestures at them.

[Marian Hawke]

"We're not," says Marian quickly as she attached the bracelet. "She's not interested."

[Haliel Lightsong]

Haliel winces at the rejection, then frowns. "Wait- why do you say that?" she asks suddenly. "Does- is sex really required? I mean, to be dating? And... I mean... there was that... dom stuff Miss Isabela was showing me. I... that was... interesting. Like... good interesting, not just... interesting interesting."

[Marian Hawke]

"I-- it's-- I mean, sex is what dating is for. And it... It still stings, a bit. That you're not... If you were only interested, we would be good together. But you're not so I.... I guess  I have to learn to be a sister."