He paused, too, tipping his head as if listening for something.
"No." There was a younger woman standing by the nearest stone wall - if Ariadne had seen her before, it would have been assisting one of the many merchants set up in the courtyard. She held a crumpled piece of parchment. Her eyes were rimmed with red.
In an instant, Cole was at her side, speaking hushed words and holding one of her hands with his. After the brief exchange, something shifted in the young woman's eyes. They were still lined with tears, but they didn't look quite so sad anymore.
Cole returned to Ariadne. The other woman didn't look his way again.
"I think it's my turn." He gestured with a nod - Shall we move on? - before beginning to walk again, leading her out of the castle proper and toward the refugee camps. He hadn't thought to make it a question of turns, but hey, if those were the rules she wanted to use...
"What do they mean when they call you a demon? I know what a 'demon' is here. I didn't know it could mean something else."
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"No." There was a younger woman standing by the nearest stone wall - if Ariadne had seen her before, it would have been assisting one of the many merchants set up in the courtyard. She held a crumpled piece of parchment. Her eyes were rimmed with red.
In an instant, Cole was at her side, speaking hushed words and holding one of her hands with his. After the brief exchange, something shifted in the young woman's eyes. They were still lined with tears, but they didn't look quite so sad anymore.
Cole returned to Ariadne. The other woman didn't look his way again.
"I think it's my turn." He gestured with a nod - Shall we move on? - before beginning to walk again, leading her out of the castle proper and toward the refugee camps. He hadn't thought to make it a question of turns, but hey, if those were the rules she wanted to use...
"What do they mean when they call you a demon? I know what a 'demon' is here. I didn't know it could mean something else."