>>6114012“You are losing me again,” you sigh. “How about we take this one step at a time, please? Just promise to tell me everything I need to know. Your secret is <span class="mu-i">safe</span> with me… as long as you do not plan to sell your soul to the Adversary,” you add, giving her a meaningful look.
Willow chuckles.
“Never! You’d never let me live that down anyway.”
“And for good reasons…”
“I don’t think she’d pay a fair price for my soul either.”
“Sal-<span class="mu-i">Willow!</span>”
She laughs, covering her mouth to try and make it silent as her shoulders shake. Her beautiful brown braid wobbles against her strong shoulders. Yes, this is the Salicera you know and that have always admired.
“Oh, it’s so easy to get a rise out of you. That’s part of your charm, actually. I know how deeply you care about this.” She pauses. “Rest assured. The Stilladìa won’t have my soul, not now not ever.”
“That’s reassuring. I’d hate to have to slap you.”
“Remember I can still pin you to the ground even with all your training… Strander-enhanced strength!” Her smile turns a little too sharp for your tastes and you are kind of distracted by the rumble of blood in your ears and by the feeling of Sali…Willow’s chest pressing against your own. She pushes against you, and as you tentatively push back, you feel her muscles tense like iron.
This is, uh— <span class="mu-i">concerning.</span>
>Ask her where her strength comes from. In fact, speaking of trust… is this the only ability being a Strander granted her?>She hasn’t even really told you where she comes from. It’s clear she doesn’t want to talk about it. What is this… inter-nest she spoke about?>You wonder if Willow’s… difficulties with Sanctions and some of the most intimate and humbling aspects of the Faith come from her background… you should talk about this.>[Suggestion, question, info, teaching Argia about the terrible disease known as ‘ligma’]Argia is too pure to know about the internet. she wouldn't last a day on a certain Vietnamese basket-weaving forum... though I have a bad feeling she'd like /pol/, for all the wrong reasons. As always, thanks for playing. Sorry for the smol update. 