She had been mostly ignoring him, dutifully tending to the fish she was cooking until he brought his journal to attention. Her ears perked and she leaned closer to him. He was saying something over and over. Owen owen owen. She tried to figure out what it meant. She cocked her head, one ears falling lopsided.
“Owen,” she repeated, testing the word on her lips. It was strange, but she didn’t hate it. She noticed then the way he kept gesturing to himself. Oh! It finally clicked with her. Her face brightened in the firelight as she smiled wide. “Owen,” she said again, now pointing at him. “Owen.” Once more and she giggled, tail swaying behind her shoulders.
She leaned closer to him when he started unfolding various maps to show off to her. She listened to him, uncomprehendingly, though she recognized some of the shapes on the map he was currently showing. “Eryra,” she exclaimed, ears twitching as she pointed to a island slightly larger and directly west of Dakannore, their current whereabouts. She continued, pointing out the individual pieces of the Veridian archipelago. “Macrilan!” Another gasp. “Laine.” She giggled again.
It was as she was pulling the fish away from the fire that she realized that earlier when he had been giving her his name, he possibly asked for hers as well. That seemed right to her. She took the book from him, flipping through pages of unrecognizable text and pretty drawings while she tried to think of what the Den Mothers used to call her when she was younger. She ran her fingers over a skillful drawing of a water lily.
“Jules!” She said suddenly, as it had just occurred to her. She pressed a finger to the middle of her own chest. “Jules. Ah...Julianna!”
“Owen,” she repeated, testing the word on her lips. It was strange, but she didn’t hate it. She noticed then the way he kept gesturing to himself. Oh! It finally clicked with her. Her face brightened in the firelight as she smiled wide. “Owen,” she said again, now pointing at him. “Owen.” Once more and she giggled, tail swaying behind her shoulders.
She leaned closer to him when he started unfolding various maps to show off to her. She listened to him, uncomprehendingly, though she recognized some of the shapes on the map he was currently showing. “Eryra,” she exclaimed, ears twitching as she pointed to a island slightly larger and directly west of Dakannore, their current whereabouts. She continued, pointing out the individual pieces of the Veridian archipelago. “Macrilan!” Another gasp. “Laine.” She giggled again.
It was as she was pulling the fish away from the fire that she realized that earlier when he had been giving her his name, he possibly asked for hers as well. That seemed right to her. She took the book from him, flipping through pages of unrecognizable text and pretty drawings while she tried to think of what the Den Mothers used to call her when she was younger. She ran her fingers over a skillful drawing of a water lily.
“Jules!” She said suddenly, as it had just occurred to her. She pressed a finger to the middle of her own chest. “Jules. Ah...Julianna!”
I fear no fate (for you are my fate, my sweet) I want no world (for beautiful you are my world, my true) and it’s you are whatever a moon has always meant and whatever a sun will always sing is you.
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