The Fire in the Sky
Ayhan had long legs. Being tall, and frankly a little too gangly still had some benefits at least. One of those being that it made it far easier for him to catch up to the much smaller Lovalla. There was no calling after her, a dash to reach her. In the Firronthix's usual manner, one Zaiya might've now grown used to as they and
Aris Noble
and
Mahsa
all lived in the same dorm and spent far too much time around each other.
The customary silence from him that followed once he caught up was also just as usual. Well, perhaps not quite as usual. Normally, the silence from Ayhan was his having nothing to say, nothing to contribute. An all-consuming desire to be alone and left alone. Clearly, this wasn't quite the same, as he'd have not fallen into step with Zaiya at all, were that the case. No, instead, something hung in the air like a question. Or a feeling. Something Ayhan did not have the knowledge of how to ask. So he walked with her a little.
Then a little more.
Then: "You're not glowing as much tonight," he stated. An observation of sorts, which left him with some small amount of concern. That lack of blinding light was abnormal. Abnormalities made him uneasy. That was all it was, Ayhan told himself.
Zaiya Ceti
The customary silence from him that followed once he caught up was also just as usual. Well, perhaps not quite as usual. Normally, the silence from Ayhan was his having nothing to say, nothing to contribute. An all-consuming desire to be alone and left alone. Clearly, this wasn't quite the same, as he'd have not fallen into step with Zaiya at all, were that the case. No, instead, something hung in the air like a question. Or a feeling. Something Ayhan did not have the knowledge of how to ask. So he walked with her a little.
Then a little more.
Then: "You're not glowing as much tonight," he stated. An observation of sorts, which left him with some small amount of concern. That lack of blinding light was abnormal. Abnormalities made him uneasy. That was all it was, Ayhan told himself.
Zaiya Ceti