Lina came late today. She set a cloth bundle on the chair and didn't sit which was unlike her.
Aria unwrapped it. A different meal Oat porridge it was still warm and a small pot of honey.
"Selene needs me again." Lina said as soon she she dropped the cloth bundle.
Aria dipped the spoon. The honey pooled golden. "For what?"
"For the preparation, you know the ceremony for the new Luna.”
"You've been spending a lot of time with her."
"She's going to be Luna, and everyone spends time with her."
"I don't."
Lina's laugh was short, as she was already at the door. "You're not everyone, Ria."
The door clicked shut. Aria's spoon hovered over the porridge. She set it down, the honey cooled and crusted at the edges.
The laundry water was cold enough to numb.
Aria plunged her hands in anyway
