05-20-2013, 01:29 PM
In truth, there's not much that Shoshannah feels the way one normally would - with no effort of her own, she straddled [shadow] worlds from the moment she was born, and Awakening made that both easier and more difficult at the same time. It hadn't stopped the ghosts from coming to her; in fact, it was quite the opposite if anything. It had, however, made it more difficult for her to understand what they were saying, to know what they wanted from her.
In time, she'd been told, she'd relearn that particular ability - and improve upon it, to take it past her wild imaginings.
Now, though, she stands in front of a giant white bear, unflinching in its beauty, size, strength, and smiles when it breathes into her hair. If Padre could see it, he'd likely know it was the truest expression of what she thinks or feels that she's exhibited since she landed in his lap - but the moment is a private one, between her and the node's guardian spirit. She doesn't turn until it's gone past her range of vision, and when she does, there's a quiet sort of comfort (and reverence too) that seems almost foreign on her.
".....I like this place," is all she says.
In time, she'd been told, she'd relearn that particular ability - and improve upon it, to take it past her wild imaginings.
Now, though, she stands in front of a giant white bear, unflinching in its beauty, size, strength, and smiles when it breathes into her hair. If Padre could see it, he'd likely know it was the truest expression of what she thinks or feels that she's exhibited since she landed in his lap - but the moment is a private one, between her and the node's guardian spirit. She doesn't turn until it's gone past her range of vision, and when she does, there's a quiet sort of comfort (and reverence too) that seems almost foreign on her.
".....I like this place," is all she says.