Thinky Thoughts VI
Jun. 7th, 2012 01:37 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
weirdletSomething where Aksinya is feeling the terrible, sudden, desperate urge to get to the sea. She and Shaan make it to a stream, then a river- and in absolute desperation, Aksinya stumbles into the river, which swells up to greet her and swallows her up to take her down to the sea.
Shaan is left riding hell-bent for leather after her, following the course of the river, until at last she comes to the beach where she's terrified that she's going to find Aksinya gone into the waters to commune with the sea gods and gone forever. But she's there, waiting for her- restraining herself from the need to go and waiting for Shaan.
Shaan is pleading with her not to go, she'll be swallowed up by the gods and it will kill her, and Aksinya asks her why this is so important to her. In the hesitation, she asks- "Not because you are bound to me, not because our parents promised us to each other, not because failing me stains your honor- not even because you think you might love me. Are you first my friend? Will you be hurt if I am gone?"
"-yes."
"Then I will be back."
And then she slips off into the black waves, down to the dark to speak with those who dwell beneath.
Shaan is left riding hell-bent for leather after her, following the course of the river, until at last she comes to the beach where she's terrified that she's going to find Aksinya gone into the waters to commune with the sea gods and gone forever. But she's there, waiting for her- restraining herself from the need to go and waiting for Shaan.
Shaan is pleading with her not to go, she'll be swallowed up by the gods and it will kill her, and Aksinya asks her why this is so important to her. In the hesitation, she asks- "Not because you are bound to me, not because our parents promised us to each other, not because failing me stains your honor- not even because you think you might love me. Are you first my friend? Will you be hurt if I am gone?"
"-yes."
"Then I will be back."
And then she slips off into the black waves, down to the dark to speak with those who dwell beneath.
