Tal might have been uncomfortable, but Sohalia was heartbroken and he figured that was more important. If all he could do to help was to hold her and let her cry on his shoulder, it was something even the awkward courier could manage, and he hesitantly rubbed her back with a gentle, clockwise circle the way he remembered his mother doing for him when he'd been young and more honest with his emotions.
He didn't try to say anything, just held his friend and let her cry herself out, doing his best to hold steady for her while Boreal remained pressed tight and rumbled occasional soft croons of comfort and encouragement until the tears began to slow.
As soon as he felt her start to pull away he loosened his embrace, but when she apologized he shifted his hands to her shoulders and squeezed them gently. "Hey, what're you apologizin' for?" His voice was gruff but soft as he focused on a loose wisp of hair on her forehead. "Becomin' the Heart didn't magically make y'any less human, did it?" He tried to find a lopsided smile for her, wry and fond in spite of how worried he was for her. "Maybe y'have t'keep it t'gether for Stormbreak, but y'don't have to keep it t'gether for me."
He relaxed his fingers on her shoulders and freed one hand to tuck the wisp of hair back into place. "So besides the boys, what else is goin' on? Can't promise I'll have any good advice, but maybe talkin' it out'll help?"
He didn't try to say anything, just held his friend and let her cry herself out, doing his best to hold steady for her while Boreal remained pressed tight and rumbled occasional soft croons of comfort and encouragement until the tears began to slow.
As soon as he felt her start to pull away he loosened his embrace, but when she apologized he shifted his hands to her shoulders and squeezed them gently. "Hey, what're you apologizin' for?" His voice was gruff but soft as he focused on a loose wisp of hair on her forehead. "Becomin' the Heart didn't magically make y'any less human, did it?" He tried to find a lopsided smile for her, wry and fond in spite of how worried he was for her. "Maybe y'have t'keep it t'gether for Stormbreak, but y'don't have to keep it t'gether for me."
He relaxed his fingers on her shoulders and freed one hand to tuck the wisp of hair back into place. "So besides the boys, what else is goin' on? Can't promise I'll have any good advice, but maybe talkin' it out'll help?"
