| sequel from here ! | with @mutemarksman
Smirking faintly as she catches applause, bowing to her audience, eyelids closed, and holding her skirt, the vocalist enjoyed this night at its fullest. She rummaged through her whole memory, planning for her next number with yet another Lunar song.
Yes, it's true. It has been a long time since she had contact with that culture. Being a long last souvenir, Seline ran away from the people she knew before. The distance she traveled during her whole adolescence and early twenties... It feels like forever.
She still reminisces about the silk covering her knees and calves, hiding her body in umbrae, the resonances of priests' speeches in majestuous temples. She remembers the constant, deep, and insightful words of her parents and the fear reigning on all of her friends whenever they heard outsiders...
The entertainer opened her make-up azure peepers, gazing on the few faces surrounding her, one-by-one, and thanking every one of her observers with a small dip of the head. Explorers and inhabitants were here, before the Lunari. No surprise of course, except for those mauve orbs...
A faint gasp escaped her lips. She did not let go of her jaunty expression but despite everything, something felt off. The young lady took a grasp of every single detail of Aphelios' features, comparing them to the last time she got to look at him. Even though she considered him his friend, the assassin always had this withdrawal every Lunari shares, a trait she was not associated with. She always felt melancholy for him and his sister's fate.
But for now, why was Aphelios here?
The singer stood up, clutching her hands and smiling at the crowd, feigning nonchalance as she raised her voice.
"Well, it has been a pleasure to perform in front of you all, and I thank you for giving me just a little bit of your time. As for now, I'll be heading back to my quarters and take a break. Thanks again and I hope you'll enjoy the rest of the celebration !"
The audience dispersed and Seline kept a close eye on the hitman, reaching quickly to him, a mysterious expression on her face as she simply faces Aphelios, keeping quite the distance between the two young adults.
"Do... we know each other?"