Amber watched her go feeling detached from reality. She told herself she will count to three, and when she’s done, she will move on. One. She pictured Blake walking away, and a shudder ran through her. Two. I heard Blake’s footsteps growing fainter and the murmured reassurance of the wolf behind her. Three. Amber's lips pursed and she walked away from Blake and the forest. The dining pavilion lay directly ahead of her. Her eyes fluttered shut for a moment and she took a deep breath. She was not angry. She was not hurt. She was not saddened. When she opened her eyes again, she morphed her expression into what she knew looked like cheerful freedom. Astraea ran up behind her. "Hello, Lovely and Bright Maiden of the Stars!" At Astraea's reply she did her best to laugh as she knew she was expected to if she wanted to keep up the act. She spun and charged toward the dining area.
(Anyone catch the reference?)
Name:
AstraeaGodly Parent: Hebe
Where: Dining Pavilion
Tags: Amber
It had become a joke between the two of them since Amber found that Astraea was the name for the "star bright" goddess transformed into the constellation Virgo. "Hello, Aurea Puella in Media Nocte!" Amber's face lit up as she laughed.
Golden girl in the middle of the night. It was perfect for her. She bumped Amber with her elbow. "Race ya!" She ran as fast as she could but the other girl got there sooner. "No fair! Your taller and I'm cursed to be in a child's body for much longer. My legs aren't nearly as long as yours."
Amber flicked her nose. "No excuses!" She headed towards her own table, flicking her hair over her shoulder and waving in a single motion as she did so.
Astraea's hand went self-consciously to her own hair. It was tangled and messy, unlike Amber's perfect, straight hair that never seemed to fly around that much. She put her hand down but not before tucking her hair behind her ear and going to sit down at Hebe's table.