Anael

[offthebeatenpath]

Flying, Em discovered, hadn't lost any of its thrill in the year she'd gone without. It felt every bit as wonderful and natural as it had in Duninnean, only now there was a hint of anxiety too, that she might be seen. She'd flown a few times since Halloween and the new understanding of her powers, but only at night, and usually further out from the city center, over quiet neighborhoods or wooded areas where there would be fewer people to see.

Autumn nights in England weren't exactly warm at ground level, let alone in the air, but she'd found if she bundled up, the warmth of her real clothes was just as real no matter what the projection over herself appeared to wear. So she could enjoy her flights without being too cold on her way back to the squat. Tonight she 'wore' a long, white dress trimmed in gold that matched the golden angel wings lifting her into the sky. The wings were the strangest thing, mostly because they didn't feel strange at all, as much an extension of her thought as they would be on her Knight of Swords. She wanted to fly, so they beat and she flew.

The moon was just past full, making it all the more likely someone could see her, but Em wanted to clear her head, and flying worked even better than Askani meditations sometimes. She could soar on the wind, looking down over the city, heart-free and head-quiet, no distractions, and just be for awhile.

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[whispersoflove]

"Fate doesn't negate God," Anael remarked with a small smile.

[offthebeatenpath]

"No," she agreed, because she did believe in something, whether she had a word for it or not, and she was sitting here talking with an angel. "It doesn't."

[whispersoflove]

Anael smiled warmly at her, and reached out to brush a strand of hair back from her face, a tender, loving gesture. "I hope you give the both of you a chance."

[offthebeatenpath]

"I'll try," she said, dipping her head shyly. And she meant it, in spite of her confused tangle of feelings.

[whispersoflove]

"Good," he said, warmly, then stood, wings shifting in his back. "I ought to go check in on a friend. But feel free to pray to me, next time you want company flying."