Lucinda has been waiting for her.
At first, she had gone looking for the other kelpie. After hearing rumors that she lived in one of the Courts, she set off to Terrastella, but was completely disappointed. Not only did the trip suck, but Anandi was nowhere to be found at the time she arrived. At the least, the rumors proved to be correct. The woman is a complete hypocrite.
She remembers their first meeting like it was yesterday. Not only because it was when she became Changed, but because of their conversation. It had started off innocent, if not like bonding. The two women shared their disgust for the Courts and their citizens. Then somehow it got weird and ended with Lucinda blacking out in the sea and waking up a kelpie. She still laughs that the woman didn't have the heart to kill her. Either that or Abraxia wouldn't let her.
The dragon is near- Lu can sense her with their mental link. Nowadays, since she can't follow Lu by land or sky, she will circle around the sea where she knows her companion is nearby. Abraxia keeps a close eye on any dangers that might arise along the surface or by the shore. This is how Lu is alerted to Anandi's presence from the ocean depths.
She waits. Just like she said that very day, Lu answers to no one but herself. She will not follow some kelpie cult where Anandi is their leader. She may technically be the maker, the one who caused the Changing, but that is just a small fact. It means nothing in the grand scheme of things. They do not have a connection and never will, Lu will make sure of it.
So why is there a pull? She can feel it, even though it's faint, but it's there. It's similar to the way the sea keeps pulling her closer and closer any time she's walking the shoreline. It never likes her being away for long. But that is a connection she can understand and accept. She wants nothing to do with the other woman.
The only reason she decides to show herself is more for her own satisfaction. Lu has been waiting for the chance to call the Emissary out for being just that. Even if she might be a spy in the end, she can't understand what benefit there is to being in the heart of it all. The money can't possibly be that good.
And for someone who seems so tied to the sea and their kind, why drift to the swamps to live among the regulars? To feed off them and make more of yourself? Was it that worth it?
When Lucinda finally emerges from the water, she's still in her underwater form. Her eyes glow bright green and her long, wavy mane is tangled in what appears to be seaweed. Her coat that used to be ebony is covered in a sheen of shimmering blue-green similar to scales. There are sharp pointed fins on her back and sides, but one is not able to see her beautiful tail as her hooves reach the sand. In the blink of an eye, she's shifted to her land form with all four legs, but some of her kelpie qualities remain. Her fins have shifted back into her wings and her eyes have dimmed their glow, but there is still a wickedness in her smile.
The sea seems to rage around her as she glares at Anandi. Abraxia breaks through the clouds with a loud cry to land by Lu's side. The dragon too is glaring at the other woman, flexing her sharp talons so they make marks in the sand. They have not forgotten what happened here.
"Anandi," she hisses, her eyes flicking her over in a judgmental stare. "Or should I say, Miss Emissary?" She spits the title out like it's poison. Lu does not say that she's expecting her or that she went out to find her. Instead, she laughs.
"Clearly you didn't have the heart to kill me. Unless-" she gets closer to the gray mare, flashing all of her new sharp teeth. "You've come to try again." It's a dare and one that she almost wishes Anandi would follow through with.
Oh, the things Lu could do to her now. How lovely it would be (and taste).
"Speaking."
At first, she had gone looking for the other kelpie. After hearing rumors that she lived in one of the Courts, she set off to Terrastella, but was completely disappointed. Not only did the trip suck, but Anandi was nowhere to be found at the time she arrived. At the least, the rumors proved to be correct. The woman is a complete hypocrite.
She remembers their first meeting like it was yesterday. Not only because it was when she became Changed, but because of their conversation. It had started off innocent, if not like bonding. The two women shared their disgust for the Courts and their citizens. Then somehow it got weird and ended with Lucinda blacking out in the sea and waking up a kelpie. She still laughs that the woman didn't have the heart to kill her. Either that or Abraxia wouldn't let her.
The dragon is near- Lu can sense her with their mental link. Nowadays, since she can't follow Lu by land or sky, she will circle around the sea where she knows her companion is nearby. Abraxia keeps a close eye on any dangers that might arise along the surface or by the shore. This is how Lu is alerted to Anandi's presence from the ocean depths.
She waits. Just like she said that very day, Lu answers to no one but herself. She will not follow some kelpie cult where Anandi is their leader. She may technically be the maker, the one who caused the Changing, but that is just a small fact. It means nothing in the grand scheme of things. They do not have a connection and never will, Lu will make sure of it.
So why is there a pull? She can feel it, even though it's faint, but it's there. It's similar to the way the sea keeps pulling her closer and closer any time she's walking the shoreline. It never likes her being away for long. But that is a connection she can understand and accept. She wants nothing to do with the other woman.
The only reason she decides to show herself is more for her own satisfaction. Lu has been waiting for the chance to call the Emissary out for being just that. Even if she might be a spy in the end, she can't understand what benefit there is to being in the heart of it all. The money can't possibly be that good.
And for someone who seems so tied to the sea and their kind, why drift to the swamps to live among the regulars? To feed off them and make more of yourself? Was it that worth it?
When Lucinda finally emerges from the water, she's still in her underwater form. Her eyes glow bright green and her long, wavy mane is tangled in what appears to be seaweed. Her coat that used to be ebony is covered in a sheen of shimmering blue-green similar to scales. There are sharp pointed fins on her back and sides, but one is not able to see her beautiful tail as her hooves reach the sand. In the blink of an eye, she's shifted to her land form with all four legs, but some of her kelpie qualities remain. Her fins have shifted back into her wings and her eyes have dimmed their glow, but there is still a wickedness in her smile.
The sea seems to rage around her as she glares at Anandi. Abraxia breaks through the clouds with a loud cry to land by Lu's side. The dragon too is glaring at the other woman, flexing her sharp talons so they make marks in the sand. They have not forgotten what happened here.
"Anandi," she hisses, her eyes flicking her over in a judgmental stare. "Or should I say, Miss Emissary?" She spits the title out like it's poison. Lu does not say that she's expecting her or that she went out to find her. Instead, she laughs.
"Clearly you didn't have the heart to kill me. Unless-" she gets closer to the gray mare, flashing all of her new sharp teeth. "You've come to try again." It's a dare and one that she almost wishes Anandi would follow through with.
Oh, the things Lu could do to her now. How lovely it would be (and taste).
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