After hearing the news of Maea’s death, Loren had been despondent. Although his fingers twitched to turn to the bottle, he’d managed to refrain in honor of her memory. Still, that depression, the sorrow and despair lurking just under the surface, had to go somewhere.
So he channeled it into his work, throwing himself into making medicine kits and bandages with wild abandon. He burned it out in training, casting spells until he ran out of energy. And he lost himself in helping run Halo, in making sure its citizens and its people had what they needed.
But that only staved off the inevitable for so long. There were only nights he could fall asleep, too tired to even dream before he began crying himself to sleep. And there were only so many tasks he could lose himself in before even he ran out of things to do.
So, when he finished scrubbing the infirmary for only the gods knew how many times, he found himself empty handed. For a long moment, he’d just stood there, expression empty. Then, almost unbidden, his feet carried him over to the Arcane Academy. Though he didn’t sleep there, he’d memorized the layout. It didn’t take him long to arrive at Maea’s door.
Hesitating outside it for just a moment, he felt tears pricking his eyes. Then, taking a deep breath, he pushed open the door.
So he channeled it into his work, throwing himself into making medicine kits and bandages with wild abandon. He burned it out in training, casting spells until he ran out of energy. And he lost himself in helping run Halo, in making sure its citizens and its people had what they needed.
But that only staved off the inevitable for so long. There were only nights he could fall asleep, too tired to even dream before he began crying himself to sleep. And there were only so many tasks he could lose himself in before even he ran out of things to do.
So, when he finished scrubbing the infirmary for only the gods knew how many times, he found himself empty handed. For a long moment, he’d just stood there, expression empty. Then, almost unbidden, his feet carried him over to the Arcane Academy. Though he didn’t sleep there, he’d memorized the layout. It didn’t take him long to arrive at Maea’s door.
Hesitating outside it for just a moment, he felt tears pricking his eyes. Then, taking a deep breath, he pushed open the door.
you are lost, hope is gone
but you must go on
Loren
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