Remember Me Kindly, I Travel To Darkness

[Kender Bard]

Mina arrived home from her day at the temple. It had been the usual day, one leaving her mildly disoriented and with an ever-growing sense of unsureness. There was one thing she could do, yet, though. Perhaps she could fit in...

...if it didn't kill her.

She busied herself cleaning the house, always something that calmed her, until Nathan returned from work.

[Darastrix]

Nathan came home around sunset. With the Maestra so close to giving birth, Nathan was one of a couple of dancers who'd been asked to take over some of the dancing classes. For his part, Nathan would be glad when Cass was back with them.

"I'm home," he called. Rubbing his shoulders tiredly, Nathan wandered into the living room to settle onto the couch.

[Kender Bard]

Mina watched his movements and moved to sit next to him, her hands reaching out to rub his back and shoulders soothingly. "Welcome home," she greeted. "You look tired. Teaching not going well for you?"

[Darastrix]

Nathan sighed and leaned into her hands. "Intermediate dancers.... I don't know how Cass does it."

Well, he did suspect that maybe she wasn't quite so nitpicky about things as he was. By the end of that afternoon's session, the frustration in the room had been palpable.

"How was your day?"

[Kender Bard]

"The usual," Mina responded, continuing to rub Nathan's back as she thought how best to phrase her words. "I've been thinking that perhaps I ought to go do something to bolster my faith. I still feel a bit like an outsider with my brothers and sisters of the cloth. And, well, it'd be neat to go to a Force Home for once... so I was considering going to Flux."

[Darastrix]

Nathan tensed and turned to look at Mina in surprise. "Flux? The Entrapping City-Flux?" He knew it was stupid--there was only one Flux--but still. It was just so strange that Mina would express an interest in going there of all places.

[Kender Bard]

"I was promised that as a Priest of Soahc, I could enter and leave the place as I see fit," Mina assured Nathan. "And just in case, I'd get another priest at Flux to guide me to the temple proper. But yes. Flux. If I'm going to find my faith again, it will be there." She moved so she hugged him firmly from behind, her cheek resting against his head lightly. "I know you're busy and needed here. Flux is dangerous besides. I will go alone."

[Darastrix]

"You tell me it's dangerous, then you say you want to go by yourself?" Nathan shook his head. "Mina, no. I can't let you go off alone like that."

[Kender Bard]

Mina sighed softly. "It would be dangerous to you. I don't know about myself. My being one of them should keep me protected in more than the entrapment of the city. I doubt I'd get... 'razzed' as badly as an outsider. Nathan, I don't want you to get hurt. And can you honestly pull yourself away from your duties now?"

[Darastrix]

"It's a large guild and we do have other dancers...," Nathan murmured, pulling his wings in slightly. And more than just wanting to travel with Mina to keep her safe, he didn't much care for the prospect of coming home to a dark house and an empty bed.

[Kender Bard]

Mina paused for the span of a few heartbeats before speaking in a small and quiet voice, "If you want to come with me, you may. But only if you insist. Are you sure about this?"

[Darastrix]

Nathan nodded slightly. "Yes," he said softly. "I don't feel right having you travel all alone, and I'd miss you besides."

[Kender Bard]

Mina scooted around so she hugged Nathan from the side instead and kissed his cheek softly. "Then we'll go together. Soon, though. I'll lose my nerve if I wait for too long. And... Nathan... Thank you. I didn't want to admit it, but I'm frightened. Having you by will make this all so much easier."

[Darastrix]

Nathan nodded and wrapped a wing around her. "I'll speak to Eril tomorrow," he promised. "And honestly, I think both I and the intermediate group will be happier if I'm not instructing them anymore."

He was a little worried about taking a trip when he'd just left for a couple of weeks less than two months ago, but Nathan was still pulling in enough money to be considered a valuable asset to the guild. It should be fine.