She beams, speaking half to him and half to the bug. "If you hold your hand out, he'll sit on it."
And indeed, if he does, it does, almost immediately, iridescent wings flittering and catching the lamplight. Its multifaceted eyes even seem to turn up and focus on him, as curious about the skeleton as he is of it.
"I think they all get excited about new people. I've been trying to listen to them, lately, as much as I talk to them, and ... they think that more Apprentices here mean a better chance that their homes will be restored, and they won't have to live in the town anymore, where they bother the residents."
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Date: 2019-09-24 06:08 pm (UTC)And indeed, if he does, it does, almost immediately, iridescent wings flittering and catching the lamplight. Its multifaceted eyes even seem to turn up and focus on him, as curious about the skeleton as he is of it.
"I think they all get excited about new people. I've been trying to listen to them, lately, as much as I talk to them, and ... they think that more Apprentices here mean a better chance that their homes will be restored, and they won't have to live in the town anymore, where they bother the residents."