Eda rolled her eyes when Raine picked up on the fact that their bard magic was on her mind.
“Nah, I’d only ask you to do that for me,” she pointed out, though it sounded like she's probably kidding. Probably.
As for the rest, Eda… sighed, but she let Raine take her hand and gave theirs a light squeeze.
They were right, of course, about all of the possibilities, and about how it’s not that likely to accomplish anything. But they weren’t quite right about where she was coming from. Which was her own fault for being flippant about it, but that approach was more fun.
“It’s not about the lore, Raine. Or it’s not about… believing all the lore,” she pointed out, and then hesitated a little before going on.
“I do want to know if she was a witch. But I know she probably wasn’t our kind of witch. And I know the stories ain’t worth much. She was a real person though. Even if she was just an old woman doing her best after everyone else left this place for the dogs.” Because sure, it’s possible Tammy really is the reason the townsfolk left, but Eda had her doubts.
“Whatever she was, I know how people used to treat ‘witches.’ I’d threaten to curse ‘em too. Even if she got mixed up in some powers…” Eda trailed off and finally just shrugged. It’s not that she thought that would be alright, but she did think she wouldn’t necessarily blame someone either.
“I know she might be an avatar. If it’s even her. But I’d rather start out looking for a person than a monster. The rest of the ADI’s got that covered.”
She was telling the truth about her reasons. But there was a tension in her posture, a slight edge to her tone despite her effort to keep it light. This might have been her real reasoning, but at the end of the day it wasn't really about Thomazine Younger.
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Eda rolled her eyes when Raine picked up on the fact that their bard magic was on her mind.
“Nah, I’d only ask you to do that for me,” she pointed out, though it sounded like she's probably kidding. Probably.
As for the rest, Eda… sighed, but she let Raine take her hand and gave theirs a light squeeze.
They were right, of course, about all of the possibilities, and about how it’s not that likely to accomplish anything. But they weren’t quite right about where she was coming from. Which was her own fault for being flippant about it, but that approach was more fun.
“It’s not about the lore, Raine. Or it’s not about… believing all the lore,” she pointed out, and then hesitated a little before going on.
“I do want to know if she was a witch. But I know she probably wasn’t our kind of witch. And I know the stories ain’t worth much. She was a real person though. Even if she was just an old woman doing her best after everyone else left this place for the dogs.” Because sure, it’s possible Tammy really is the reason the townsfolk left, but Eda had her doubts.
“Whatever she was, I know how people used to treat ‘witches.’ I’d threaten to curse ‘em too. Even if she got mixed up in some powers…” Eda trailed off and finally just shrugged. It’s not that she thought that would be alright, but she did think she wouldn’t necessarily blame someone either.
“I know she might be an avatar. If it’s even her. But I’d rather start out looking for a person than a monster. The rest of the ADI’s got that covered.”
She was telling the truth about her reasons. But there was a tension in her posture, a slight edge to her tone despite her effort to keep it light. This might have been her real reasoning, but at the end of the day it wasn't really about Thomazine Younger.