#luminel

He expected the chill of cold winds to greet his senses at first. Instead, it was sunlight that kissed his cheeks while he stirred. Turning over on his side, he reached for her as he always had done. He found his finger curling into soft hair rather than an empty space.

His slow smile met her seeking thumb, beckoning him closer. No more dreaming awake, he assured himself. He was finally home.

Wow. This is fubar.

Eriene kills Luminel because she'd likely end up injuring someone with her volatile magic, also as a mercy killing. In the end she cannot envision Luminel facing a zombie apocalypse when push comes to shove. She is too unreliable.

Betrays Halcyone because there is still too much she doesn't know about the woman despite the fact she holds respect for her. It's nothing personal.

“The night we met, you played for us.  Will you—” Talandriel's fingers brushed downward, smoothed her daughter’s golden curl, “—just one song before we part.”  

For once, Elenori was silent.  Her eyes shifted to Luminel’s face.  Tiny fingers curled around her mother’s trembling hand.