SLEEPING BEAUTIES EPILOGUE: THE KISS

[yourkeepers]

[For all your kissing needs.]

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[brassandblood]

She follows him along the way. The inner gardens are huge, practically a forest - much more confusing to find her way in than the rest of the house - but this seems straightforward enough to find. She glances around, fixing the surroundings in her mind so she'll know the area again when she sees it.

"Oh, me?" She smiles over at him. "I'm in the hearth room, tucked into a corner. It's a little hard to miss, I'm big enough that I...well, this body, I mean, can fit in it to sleep. I wouldn't advise touching me, though, plants and me don't mix well. Most things that burn easily, I can't even touch. The last time I came here," and she gestures around at the surrounding greenery with a rueful expression, "I hadn't thought to keep myself covered in metal just yet, and I ended up burning a lot of the place. Well, it wasn't just me, but I didn't help matters."

She's talking a lot, but he's her brother - she feels comfortable with him. "Oh, and be careful, there's a couple other fire people living there that are a lot more temperamental than me," she warns. "I'd hate to lose my brother so soon after our touching reunion."

[vinetattoos]

"Yeah, I was around for that," he remarks wryly, remembering the days of healing it had taken for the gardens to recover. "Don't worry too much about me, though - dirt don't burn so easy." As if to prove his point, he offers a hand to shake. "Well met, Ember. I'll be seeing you again soon, I'm certain."