[ Though Merrin has been in this world for — no, she cannot recall the length easily now. A few weeks separate all of them from their forced entrapment in a future reality she wishes not to think of at length. Before that...had it been a month? Two? Her mind is still frenzied with thoughts and memories holding the weight of years of a life she never actually lived.
Where some might seek seclusion, Merrin finds renewed purpose in the opening of this land. She arrived amidst the worst of the storms, when Nocwich had closed its borders. To see it now, to be welcomed here, satisfies her insatiable curiosity and settles the part of her that would be too restless staying close to the castle.
It is not necessarily by intention that she strays near the hot springs, though she is not ill at ease to find herself here, particularly when greeted by the warmth of a smile. Merrin is not as outwardly expressive, or at least not often, but it is a kindness received and valued when she's felt more adrift than she has in a long time.
To acknowledge, Merrin responds with a brief, friendly nod in her direction. ]
What troubles you?
[ Much, she would imagine. The original question posed to Merrin remains unanswered for now, though perhaps it is an answer of a kind, that she hasn't retreated. ]
nocwich; cleanse the body & mind
Where some might seek seclusion, Merrin finds renewed purpose in the opening of this land. She arrived amidst the worst of the storms, when Nocwich had closed its borders. To see it now, to be welcomed here, satisfies her insatiable curiosity and settles the part of her that would be too restless staying close to the castle.
It is not necessarily by intention that she strays near the hot springs, though she is not ill at ease to find herself here, particularly when greeted by the warmth of a smile. Merrin is not as outwardly expressive, or at least not often, but it is a kindness received and valued when she's felt more adrift than she has in a long time.
To acknowledge, Merrin responds with a brief, friendly nod in her direction. ]
What troubles you?
[ Much, she would imagine. The original question posed to Merrin remains unanswered for now, though perhaps it is an answer of a kind, that she hasn't retreated. ]