violetta-amouteru

I shake my head. __ know,_ I reply. __ou are searching for her too.__e stand for a moment, staring out at the stars mirrored in the calm seas. I know why Magiano doesn__ look at me. I remind him too much of her.____ sorry,_ I whisper, after a long pause.__on__ be._ A small, sad smile touches his lips. __he chose it.

When Compasia took pity on me, she reached down into the Underworld, touched the shoulder of Moritas, and asked her forgiveness. Then Compasia took my sister in her arms and placed her in the sky, where she, too, turned to stardust.Magiano looks at me, his eyes wide. It seems as if he already, somehow, understands.__y goddess made me a promise,_ I whisper.Only now do I realize that I have never seen him cry before.In the stories, Compasia and her human lover would descend each night from the stars to walk the mortal world, before vanishing with the dawn. So, together, we stare at the sky, waiting.