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Call me cars. Or vroom. Or carsgovroom. Just another 20-something girl on the World Wide Web. I suppose I'd be considered a veteran RPer with probably a decade of RPing experience whose looking to have a bit of fun.
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I have a test on Monday that I've been focusing on, and tomorrow I'm going to see Disney on Ice with some friends, so if I don't get you a response today when i take a study break you'll get one Monday afternoon/evening when my test is finished~
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Easter here, too. So you're fine~ I'm also a bit sick so I'm not feeling up to much beyond reading and watching television shows and napping ha.
Will couldn't stand any longer, not while listening to all of these revelations. He lowered himself into a chair and rubbed his forehead with his hand. Suddenly he had a splitting headache. He didn't know what was more difficult to believe: the fact that the Queen was a witch plotting against the kingdoms, or that the Marshal had been working with her. He claimed to have been acting as a double agent, but that was easy to say and difficult to prove. But if it was true...then they were miles away from Eldonia and King Tommen and helpless to do anything if Narissa decided to make any sort of move and kill the king. And if she knew that Derrick had betrayed her, then she would assume that he would confess everything to them and she might be plotting an attack on them. Suddenly their safe haven felt less safe.
"Your alternative," he said, his voice tired and dull, "Your alternative to killing Princess Dorothea. What was it? Where is she?"
"Here," Liam said, and Will turned to look at him. The prince was stroking the cat, his expression half furious but when his slightless eyes turned in the cat's general direction it softened. And Will thought he saw tears in Liam's eyes. "Will, Dorothea is right here. The cat is Dorothea. The queen must have used magic to transform her, change her into this form." The prince's voice was shaking slightly. "I can hear her voice now, Will. Dorothea is right here with us."
Will tried to process this new bit of information, looking from Liam to the Marshal for conformation of this. Then he groaned a little and slumped back in his seat. "I still have questions, of course. Like the girl, Samantha, and what her role in all of this is. And what other men Narissa has swayed into serving her. But we can't do anything now. Not this late and not when the men are in this condition. Even if Narissa knows you confessed her crimes and plots to us, we're still only a small group out in the middle of the forest. The rest of the kingdoms have no idea what she really is and she has no real reason to make a move against King Tommen yet." He paused for a moment, hoping he was right about it. "We can't do anything until morning, so we should try to get all of the rest we can. We'll need it."
"We should arrest him, Will," Liam said in a dark tone. "For what he did to Dorothea and her guards, and whatever else he did for the Queen. We can't trust him. For all we know this could be some sort of ruse, a trap."
"We have no place to take him," Will said, trying to sound patient and like he knew what he was doing. He was only a steward, after all. "And if he truly has betrayed Narissa his knowledge could be valuable. But..." He sighed, wanting to believe that the Marshal had been acting as a double agent. He had admired the man for years. But believing was difficult, and he didn't fully trust the Marshal. "Derrick, will you surrender your weapon to us, and agree to remain guarded over night? As a gesture of good faith?" If he had been telling the truth then this was certainly a way to start regaining some semblance of trust. But Will doubted that he would ever be fully trusted again, and he would still have to answer for the crimes he had committed. Even if he had been ultimately working for the good of the five kingdoms.
Liam didn't look happy about this. He felt enraged that the Marshal had betrayed them all like this, that he had played such a large role in what had happened to Dorothea. But he also knew that Will was probably right and didn't say anything against him. He settled back in his armchair, pointedly ignoring the Marshal and bringing his attention back to Dorothea. He didn't care that she was a cat at that moment, only that she was here with him. "I'll find a way to change you back," he whispered to her, "To break this spell Narissa's cast on you. I swear it." He was quiet for a moment, wishing for his sight back. "I love you, Dorothea."
"Your alternative," he said, his voice tired and dull, "Your alternative to killing Princess Dorothea. What was it? Where is she?"
"Here," Liam said, and Will turned to look at him. The prince was stroking the cat, his expression half furious but when his slightless eyes turned in the cat's general direction it softened. And Will thought he saw tears in Liam's eyes. "Will, Dorothea is right here. The cat is Dorothea. The queen must have used magic to transform her, change her into this form." The prince's voice was shaking slightly. "I can hear her voice now, Will. Dorothea is right here with us."
Will tried to process this new bit of information, looking from Liam to the Marshal for conformation of this. Then he groaned a little and slumped back in his seat. "I still have questions, of course. Like the girl, Samantha, and what her role in all of this is. And what other men Narissa has swayed into serving her. But we can't do anything now. Not this late and not when the men are in this condition. Even if Narissa knows you confessed her crimes and plots to us, we're still only a small group out in the middle of the forest. The rest of the kingdoms have no idea what she really is and she has no real reason to make a move against King Tommen yet." He paused for a moment, hoping he was right about it. "We can't do anything until morning, so we should try to get all of the rest we can. We'll need it."
"We should arrest him, Will," Liam said in a dark tone. "For what he did to Dorothea and her guards, and whatever else he did for the Queen. We can't trust him. For all we know this could be some sort of ruse, a trap."
"We have no place to take him," Will said, trying to sound patient and like he knew what he was doing. He was only a steward, after all. "And if he truly has betrayed Narissa his knowledge could be valuable. But..." He sighed, wanting to believe that the Marshal had been acting as a double agent. He had admired the man for years. But believing was difficult, and he didn't fully trust the Marshal. "Derrick, will you surrender your weapon to us, and agree to remain guarded over night? As a gesture of good faith?" If he had been telling the truth then this was certainly a way to start regaining some semblance of trust. But Will doubted that he would ever be fully trusted again, and he would still have to answer for the crimes he had committed. Even if he had been ultimately working for the good of the five kingdoms.
Liam didn't look happy about this. He felt enraged that the Marshal had betrayed them all like this, that he had played such a large role in what had happened to Dorothea. But he also knew that Will was probably right and didn't say anything against him. He settled back in his armchair, pointedly ignoring the Marshal and bringing his attention back to Dorothea. He didn't care that she was a cat at that moment, only that she was here with him. "I'll find a way to change you back," he whispered to her, "To break this spell Narissa's cast on you. I swear it." He was quiet for a moment, wishing for his sight back. "I love you, Dorothea."
Mara's eyebrows had furrowed slightly when she heard Mayumi tell her that she didn't think she was beautiful, and she tilted her head slightly as she studied the girl. Did she really believe that? She had wanted to say something, to assure the human of her beauty, but Mayumi had started speaking again and her words had taken Mara's mind off of the subject for the moment. Her smile had flickered across her lips and she had nodded. "Well, you saved me, and you didn't try to kill me. So far you've exceeded my expectations. Thank you for that." Mara had bit her lip shyly when she was told that she lived up to the human girl's expectations and had looked down at her hands again. "Thank you. Or...I guess I mean...you're welcome."
Now she was propped on her side and Mayumi had gotten very close. Mara didn't feel the apprehension that she had felt earlier, before she had been freed from the net, and she smiled encouragingly at Mayumi. The human girl reached out her hand until fingertips lightly contacted the side of her tail. Mara watched the girl's expression, suddenly slightly nervous that she would be disgusted by the way her tail felt. Why hadn't she thought of that before? But Mayumi's expression conveyed no such disgust, and she didn't pull her hand away either. Instead she ran the hand along that long limb of her tail, and Mara could feel the scales the girl touched seeming to tingle. The feeling of the fingers and hand tracing along her scales had felt a bit comforting. It had been a long time since anyone had touched her tail, and she realized now it was the first time that someone who wasn't a member of her family was touching it. It made her blush a little, the knowledge that she had so quickly allowed this girl to touch the limb. But she could tell that Mayumi had been fascinated by it and that she had wanted to find out what it felt like. Besides the girl had saved her life. Mara felt like she owed her something.
Mayumi's removed her hand from her tail and Mara lowered herself back down onto her stomach, holding herself up with her elbows and resting her chin on the palm on her right hand. She could feel herself blushing again as the girl complimented her tail and and nodded. "Thank you, Mayumi." For the first time Mara's brown eyes flickered down to Mayumi's legs and she looked at them curiously for a moment. It must have been strange to have two limbs instead of one, but they looked long and strong. And Mayumi had looked so tall when she had stood and she had done it so naturally that Mara was a little envious. She couldn't stand without feet and only one limb, and felt a little vulnerable knowing all she could do was lie down or sit.
The girl asked a very important question and Mara looked back up into her eyes. "I'm...not sure really. I think this is the longest I've ever been out of the water. I mean...I can breath on the surface just as naturally as I can underwater, and I feel perfectly normal. But I don't think I should let my tail to get dried out." She glanced back at the scaly limb, which looked like it always did. Maybe she could stay out of the water for hours without consequence, but she had never heard any stories about that. The merfolk didn't want to encourage their young to try and go on land. "I really don't know, though. This is new for me."
Mayumi started commenting on their surroundings and and Mara took the opportunity to look around for the first time. They were isolated. This little cove was almost completely surrounded by a barrier of rocks, and the only opening was small and let out directly to the rest of the sea. The gap was too small for allow sort of vessel access, but a person could slip through. A human or a merperson. "It's lovely, Mayumi," Mara commented, nodding her head. 'I'm just glad the storm brought me here rather than someone more...public."
She was quiet for a moment, studying the girl in silence before she spoke in a reluctant tone. "It was lovely to meet you, Mayumi. Really. And I'm so grateful for you kindness, but I really have to go home. I got caught in the net and the storm on my way home last night, and my family... They must be terrified. They probably have the whole pod out searching the entire ocean for me, and if they happen to find me here with you..." She trailed off, not wanting to think about it. Her great-grandfather had become determined to keep the merflok's world protected and secret from humans after the loss of his wife had nearly killed him, and her grandfather had to uphold those laws now that he was Elder.
Now she was propped on her side and Mayumi had gotten very close. Mara didn't feel the apprehension that she had felt earlier, before she had been freed from the net, and she smiled encouragingly at Mayumi. The human girl reached out her hand until fingertips lightly contacted the side of her tail. Mara watched the girl's expression, suddenly slightly nervous that she would be disgusted by the way her tail felt. Why hadn't she thought of that before? But Mayumi's expression conveyed no such disgust, and she didn't pull her hand away either. Instead she ran the hand along that long limb of her tail, and Mara could feel the scales the girl touched seeming to tingle. The feeling of the fingers and hand tracing along her scales had felt a bit comforting. It had been a long time since anyone had touched her tail, and she realized now it was the first time that someone who wasn't a member of her family was touching it. It made her blush a little, the knowledge that she had so quickly allowed this girl to touch the limb. But she could tell that Mayumi had been fascinated by it and that she had wanted to find out what it felt like. Besides the girl had saved her life. Mara felt like she owed her something.
Mayumi's removed her hand from her tail and Mara lowered herself back down onto her stomach, holding herself up with her elbows and resting her chin on the palm on her right hand. She could feel herself blushing again as the girl complimented her tail and and nodded. "Thank you, Mayumi." For the first time Mara's brown eyes flickered down to Mayumi's legs and she looked at them curiously for a moment. It must have been strange to have two limbs instead of one, but they looked long and strong. And Mayumi had looked so tall when she had stood and she had done it so naturally that Mara was a little envious. She couldn't stand without feet and only one limb, and felt a little vulnerable knowing all she could do was lie down or sit.
The girl asked a very important question and Mara looked back up into her eyes. "I'm...not sure really. I think this is the longest I've ever been out of the water. I mean...I can breath on the surface just as naturally as I can underwater, and I feel perfectly normal. But I don't think I should let my tail to get dried out." She glanced back at the scaly limb, which looked like it always did. Maybe she could stay out of the water for hours without consequence, but she had never heard any stories about that. The merfolk didn't want to encourage their young to try and go on land. "I really don't know, though. This is new for me."
Mayumi started commenting on their surroundings and and Mara took the opportunity to look around for the first time. They were isolated. This little cove was almost completely surrounded by a barrier of rocks, and the only opening was small and let out directly to the rest of the sea. The gap was too small for allow sort of vessel access, but a person could slip through. A human or a merperson. "It's lovely, Mayumi," Mara commented, nodding her head. 'I'm just glad the storm brought me here rather than someone more...public."
She was quiet for a moment, studying the girl in silence before she spoke in a reluctant tone. "It was lovely to meet you, Mayumi. Really. And I'm so grateful for you kindness, but I really have to go home. I got caught in the net and the storm on my way home last night, and my family... They must be terrified. They probably have the whole pod out searching the entire ocean for me, and if they happen to find me here with you..." She trailed off, not wanting to think about it. Her great-grandfather had become determined to keep the merflok's world protected and secret from humans after the loss of his wife had nearly killed him, and her grandfather had to uphold those laws now that he was Elder.
Mara smiled when the human's pretty face took on a pink sort of glow as she blushed and she bit her lip thoughtfully as she listened to her speak. The girl mentioned that she had wondered what a real life mermaid would look like, and Mara felt her smile widen a little bit more and another blush on her cheeks. She wasn't used to this kind of attention, but at the same time she felt a little bit flattered. After a moment she finally responded, "Well...I hope I lived up to your expectations." The girl's next words made the smile falter a little. She had asked if she had to go soon. Mara adverted her gaze, looking back over her should to the ocean as she considered the question. Yes. And no. She should go, but she wasn't sure if she wanted to.
She was cute, this human girl. She had a smile that seemed to light her whole face and her eyes were dark and seemed to sparkle. She envied the girl's tanned skin more than she cared to admit. Mara enjoyed sunbathing as much as she could, but her own skin remained as pale as ever due to her life in the dark, cool depths of the sea. The girl seemed to radiate friendliness and it had been so long since Mara had mat someone new that she wanted to believe that she could be friends with this girl. But they couldn't, could they? They were from two different worlds, ones that were probably meant to stay separated. If her family or her pod ever found out that Mara had let herself be seen by this girl, let alone that Mara had actually spoken to her... She didn't want to think about what would happen. So she should leave. Now. Before...something happened. Before she could befriend a human. Even if a part of her really wanted to. Really wanted to learn more about a girl who had been kind enough to help someone that wasn't from the same species as her.
No. This was dangerous. She needed to go home now. A mermaid couldn't be friends with a human.
Then she heard the girl introduce herself, and Mara's eyes lifted to Mayumi's gaze once again. Then she felt her reservations fade as she looked into the kind girl's eyes and she stayed exactly where she was. "My name's Mara." She smiled, feeling a sort of elated rush from this forbidden action. Then the other girl's eyes shifted and Mara turned her head to see what she was looking at. It was her tail and fin, and when Mayumi spoke again Mara turned back to look at her. She bit her lip when Mayumi told her she was beautiful and glanced down at her hands. "Thank you, Mayumi. So are you, you know." She said it in a sincere voice, and her head rose so she could smile up at her.
Mara's fin flicked and she glanced back at it for a moment before looking back to the girl. "You can feel it. My tail. If you want to. I don't mind." Her smile was reassuring as she shifted her position in the sand once again and rolled over onto one side, still bracing herself with in elbow. She used her free hand to brush some loose sand off of the scales, then rested it gently against them. "It's alright, really. You can touch." Mara met Mayumi's eyes and nodded her head, inviting her to come closer.
She was cute, this human girl. She had a smile that seemed to light her whole face and her eyes were dark and seemed to sparkle. She envied the girl's tanned skin more than she cared to admit. Mara enjoyed sunbathing as much as she could, but her own skin remained as pale as ever due to her life in the dark, cool depths of the sea. The girl seemed to radiate friendliness and it had been so long since Mara had mat someone new that she wanted to believe that she could be friends with this girl. But they couldn't, could they? They were from two different worlds, ones that were probably meant to stay separated. If her family or her pod ever found out that Mara had let herself be seen by this girl, let alone that Mara had actually spoken to her... She didn't want to think about what would happen. So she should leave. Now. Before...something happened. Before she could befriend a human. Even if a part of her really wanted to. Really wanted to learn more about a girl who had been kind enough to help someone that wasn't from the same species as her.
No. This was dangerous. She needed to go home now. A mermaid couldn't be friends with a human.
Then she heard the girl introduce herself, and Mara's eyes lifted to Mayumi's gaze once again. Then she felt her reservations fade as she looked into the kind girl's eyes and she stayed exactly where she was. "My name's Mara." She smiled, feeling a sort of elated rush from this forbidden action. Then the other girl's eyes shifted and Mara turned her head to see what she was looking at. It was her tail and fin, and when Mayumi spoke again Mara turned back to look at her. She bit her lip when Mayumi told her she was beautiful and glanced down at her hands. "Thank you, Mayumi. So are you, you know." She said it in a sincere voice, and her head rose so she could smile up at her.
Mara's fin flicked and she glanced back at it for a moment before looking back to the girl. "You can feel it. My tail. If you want to. I don't mind." Her smile was reassuring as she shifted her position in the sand once again and rolled over onto one side, still bracing herself with in elbow. She used her free hand to brush some loose sand off of the scales, then rested it gently against them. "It's alright, really. You can touch." Mara met Mayumi's eyes and nodded her head, inviting her to come closer.
Mara remained still as the human cut the net, watching her every motion and feeling her nerves slip away with each passing moment. The restricting material was loosening around her and she could start moving her arms again, which made a small smile flicker across her lips. It didn't take long for her to be able to prop herself up on her elbows as the last the net was being cut and pulled away from her. She didn't reply to the girl's apology for the fisherman's net but rather gazed at her thoughtfully. She supposed she couldn't blame the humans for trying to catch fish when her own people did the same. And she had gotten too close to the net out of her own freewill. But would that dolphin have been as lucky as she had been and survived the experience? Mara supposed she'd never know.
Something fell against her stomach, distracting her and making her jump. The item the girl had been wearing over her eyes. It must have slipped from her face. Mara stared down at the thing for a long moment, fascination etched into her expression. She glanced up at the girl when she asked for them back and nodded in response before picking them up. She hesitated, holding them in her hands before curiously raising them to her eyes ad slipped them on the way the girl had worn them. Mara pulled them away almost instantly, blinking her eyes and shaking her head a little. Everything had been so blurry through the clear lenses. Too blurry. But she was smiling a little as she turned back to the girl to hand the item back to her, and saw her staring.
Mara wasn't really used to attention like this, being looked at by someone who had never seen one of her kind before. She could feel the warmth of a blush spreading across her cheeks and when she met the girl's eyes Mara almost immediately glanced down at the sand, biting her lip shyly. She placed the lenses item in the girls outstretched hand and chanced another glance up at her face and caught the girl peering at her tail and fin. It made Mara blush a little bit more and she subconsciously flicked the fin so the blue-green and gold scales caught the sunlight and sparkled.
She took the opportunity to shifted her position and roll off of the last scraps of net that had been pinned under her. She rolled over onto her stomach and pulled herself up onto her elbows and sighed at the feeling of the stretch. It ached, of course, but being free of the net was what she cared about the most. She should be trying to get away now, to go back in the water before this got anymore catastrophic. But this girl had saved her, and Mara couldn't leave just yet. Not without thanking her. If only she could gather the courage to speak.
It took a long moment before she did anything, but Mara finally took a deep breath and looked back up into the human's eyes. "Thank you," she said softly, managing a small smile as she did. "Thank you for freeing me from the net. You didn't have to and ..." Mara paused as took another nervous breath. "I'm very grateful for your kindness, and I wish there was something I could do to repay you."
Something fell against her stomach, distracting her and making her jump. The item the girl had been wearing over her eyes. It must have slipped from her face. Mara stared down at the thing for a long moment, fascination etched into her expression. She glanced up at the girl when she asked for them back and nodded in response before picking them up. She hesitated, holding them in her hands before curiously raising them to her eyes ad slipped them on the way the girl had worn them. Mara pulled them away almost instantly, blinking her eyes and shaking her head a little. Everything had been so blurry through the clear lenses. Too blurry. But she was smiling a little as she turned back to the girl to hand the item back to her, and saw her staring.
Mara wasn't really used to attention like this, being looked at by someone who had never seen one of her kind before. She could feel the warmth of a blush spreading across her cheeks and when she met the girl's eyes Mara almost immediately glanced down at the sand, biting her lip shyly. She placed the lenses item in the girls outstretched hand and chanced another glance up at her face and caught the girl peering at her tail and fin. It made Mara blush a little bit more and she subconsciously flicked the fin so the blue-green and gold scales caught the sunlight and sparkled.
She took the opportunity to shifted her position and roll off of the last scraps of net that had been pinned under her. She rolled over onto her stomach and pulled herself up onto her elbows and sighed at the feeling of the stretch. It ached, of course, but being free of the net was what she cared about the most. She should be trying to get away now, to go back in the water before this got anymore catastrophic. But this girl had saved her, and Mara couldn't leave just yet. Not without thanking her. If only she could gather the courage to speak.
It took a long moment before she did anything, but Mara finally took a deep breath and looked back up into the human's eyes. "Thank you," she said softly, managing a small smile as she did. "Thank you for freeing me from the net. You didn't have to and ..." Mara paused as took another nervous breath. "I'm very grateful for your kindness, and I wish there was something I could do to repay you."
Mara paused for a moment at the sounds of the girl's voice, and her eyes returned to the human girl, who had moved back some while Mara had been struggling. The small space was...comforting. At least a little bit. If the girl meant her any serious harm then she wouldn't have backed away, would she? She would have presumably gone right for the kill or the capture. Her tone of voice didn't sound particularly malicious, either, and Mara was glad to hear her speaking English, a language she recognized. Lea, her grandmother, had taught her grandchildren the language, as well as other human languages, many years ago. She had said it was important to learn as many languages as possible, even human ones, and since they had lived so close to America they had primarily focused on English.
Her thrashing had become less violent, and she was mostly still except for the occasional nervous struggle. Her wide eyes watched the human, partly wary and terrified, but also undeniably curious. She was who she was and new things, even scary things, always fascinated her in some capacity. After watching humans from a distance for so long she never believed she would actually be so close to one before. A part of her always wondered if everything her elders had told her about humans was absolutely true. Surely there had to be some exceptions...but she had never wanted to risk it. Now here she was and she could only pray that this human wasn't as monstrous as the stories claimed.
The girl said she wouldn't hurt her, her tone sounding genuine to Mara's ears, and she asked her if she could understand her. Mara couldn't help but nod in response. She wriggled a little, moaning a bit in effort and from her aching limbs. She hated feeling so confined, she was used to having the freedom of her arms and tail and the freedom of an entire ocean to swim through. Maybe the girl noticed her wriggling because she promised to get her out of here. And not to hurt her. Mara looked at the girl as she rose to her feet, looking intimidatingly tall on her two legs. As she approached Mara wriggled nervously again, but when she was asked to stay still she managed to do so and took the moment when the girl was kneeling beside to look into her face. The girl was young, not much younger than herself. That was a comfort. Surely she was too young to be malicious and bloodthirsty.
She was told that the nets would have to be cut off, and a few moments later the girl was holding a knife. Mara's instant response was to wriggle again, and she became wracked with nerves as she tried to breath normally. Then she looked at the girl again and went still. Her face was young, sincere, and free of malice. The knife wasn't a big as Mara feared it was, and she didn't think the girl could kill her with it. And she knew that without help she would never be free of this wretched net. So when she was asked if the girl could approach to cut her free from the net Mara closed her eyes, took a breath, and allowed herself to believe that the human girl meant her no harm.
Mara's large brown eyes met the girl's and she nodded her head.
Her thrashing had become less violent, and she was mostly still except for the occasional nervous struggle. Her wide eyes watched the human, partly wary and terrified, but also undeniably curious. She was who she was and new things, even scary things, always fascinated her in some capacity. After watching humans from a distance for so long she never believed she would actually be so close to one before. A part of her always wondered if everything her elders had told her about humans was absolutely true. Surely there had to be some exceptions...but she had never wanted to risk it. Now here she was and she could only pray that this human wasn't as monstrous as the stories claimed.
The girl said she wouldn't hurt her, her tone sounding genuine to Mara's ears, and she asked her if she could understand her. Mara couldn't help but nod in response. She wriggled a little, moaning a bit in effort and from her aching limbs. She hated feeling so confined, she was used to having the freedom of her arms and tail and the freedom of an entire ocean to swim through. Maybe the girl noticed her wriggling because she promised to get her out of here. And not to hurt her. Mara looked at the girl as she rose to her feet, looking intimidatingly tall on her two legs. As she approached Mara wriggled nervously again, but when she was asked to stay still she managed to do so and took the moment when the girl was kneeling beside to look into her face. The girl was young, not much younger than herself. That was a comfort. Surely she was too young to be malicious and bloodthirsty.
She was told that the nets would have to be cut off, and a few moments later the girl was holding a knife. Mara's instant response was to wriggle again, and she became wracked with nerves as she tried to breath normally. Then she looked at the girl again and went still. Her face was young, sincere, and free of malice. The knife wasn't a big as Mara feared it was, and she didn't think the girl could kill her with it. And she knew that without help she would never be free of this wretched net. So when she was asked if the girl could approach to cut her free from the net Mara closed her eyes, took a breath, and allowed herself to believe that the human girl meant her no harm.
Mara's large brown eyes met the girl's and she nodded her head.
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