Sohalia
Dessert was wonderful, and Soh ate hers with gusto. It took only a few bites to make short work of the lemon bar, and she was very nearly convinced to go back for a second. Perhaps she could ask Lena if she could keep a few for later. She loved sweets, and this would taste wonderful as an after-dinner snack...
Then, unexpectedly, she caught a look of discomfort on Lena's sweet face. She frowned, suddenly worried, and then looked horrified as Lena revealed the death of her sister. "Oh, gods, Lena, I'm so sorry!" she said helplessly. "I wasn't trying to pry." She swallowed a lump in her throat, wishing there was something she could do to take her friend's pain away. For Seraphina to have been lost in an attack before the war made something click in the back of Soh's mind; she knew that Abandoned used to be Ascended, and that they had been banned from Stormbreak. She hadn't fully understood why until now. "She sounds like she was an amazing person," Soh added softly, searching Lena's bowed face, wishing she could offer more than just words as comfort.
Then, unexpectedly, she caught a look of discomfort on Lena's sweet face. She frowned, suddenly worried, and then looked horrified as Lena revealed the death of her sister. "Oh, gods, Lena, I'm so sorry!" she said helplessly. "I wasn't trying to pry." She swallowed a lump in her throat, wishing there was something she could do to take her friend's pain away. For Seraphina to have been lost in an attack before the war made something click in the back of Soh's mind; she knew that Abandoned used to be Ascended, and that they had been banned from Stormbreak. She hadn't fully understood why until now. "She sounds like she was an amazing person," Soh added softly, searching Lena's bowed face, wishing she could offer more than just words as comfort.
these aching memories still dance around me
