Petalwind

“I got drunk on cherry wine once,” she remarked idly as she threaded the needle. “And I flirted with a Black Templar in front of the dominus, and I was locked in my room for a week and didn’t get to go to another party for a year. I think making drunken, foolish decisions is a young man’s game. Which is also sometimes played by girls.”

Stitching fabric should have been easier than stitching skin, but she found the give and buckle of the cloth confounding, and the first few stitches came out in an ugly, jagged line. She bared her teeth in a grimace, but forced a reassuring smile up at the commander. “Why did you think you were in love? What did you think you loved about them?”

“I got drunk on cherry wine once,” she remarked idly as she threaded the needle. “And I flirted with a Black Templar in front of the dominus, and I was locked in my room for a week and didn’t get to go to another party for a year. I think making drunken, foolish decisions is a young man’s game. Which is also sometimes played by girls.”

Stitching fabric should have been easier than stitching skin, but she found the give and buckle of the cloth confounding, and the first few stitches came out in an ugly, jagged line. She bared her teeth in a grimace, but forced a reassuring smile up at the commander. “Why did you think you were in love? What did you think you loved about them?”

“I got drunk on cherry wine once,” she remarked idly as she threaded the needle. “And I flirted with a Black Templar in front of the dominus, and I was locked in my room for a week and didn’t get to go to another party for a year. I think making drunken, foolish decisions is a young man’s game. Which is also sometimes played by girls.”

Stitching fabric should have been easier than stitching skin, but she found the give and buckle of the cloth confounding, and the first few stitches came out in an ugly, jagged line. She bared her teeth in a grimace, but forced a reassuring smile up at the commander. “Why did you think you were in love? What did you think you loved about them?”

“I don’t know,” Aerith said cheerily. “I’ve never tried! It can’t be all that hard, though. Mantles don’t squirm nearly as much as their owners when you stick them.” She pulled it out by the corner, studying it with a clinical air. “You stabbed it while sheathing your sword, didn’t you? Snagged it right on the point. You should hop on that little stool there. I don’t know how that helps, but I’ve seen many tailors doing it. I’ll get the suture kit. Ah, sewing kit.”

“I don’t know,” Aerith said cheerily. “I’ve never tried! It can’t be all that hard, though. Mantles don’t squirm nearly as much as their owners when you stick them.” She pulled it out by the corner, studying it with a clinical air. “You stabbed it while sheathing your sword, didn’t you? Snagged it right on the point. You should hop on that little stool there. I don’t know how that helps, but I’ve seen many tailors doing it. I’ll get the suture kit. Ah, sewing kit.”

“I don’t know,” Aerith said cheerily. “I’ve never tried! It can’t be all that hard, though. Mantles don’t squirm nearly as much as their owners when you stick them.” She pulled it out by the corner, studying it with a clinical air. “You stabbed it while sheathing your sword, didn’t you? Snagged it right on the point. You should hop on that little stool there. I don’t know how that helps, but I’ve seen many tailors doing it. I’ll get the suture kit. Ah, sewing kit.”