i reach out to my lifeline, the angels laugh in paradise
El saw the way Sohalia relaxed, then came closer to help, and was pleased to note that there wasn't any disdain or condescension in her expression. Without realizing, El had been expecting it, bracing for it with tension in their gut. They nodded to Soh after listening to her instructions, then took the tweezers in their hand to begin removing the splinters.
It was painstaking work; Eleftheria's hand was shaking slightly with fatigue, and they couldn't see very well at the angle they were working. After eating a hearty meal of stew and ale, their body was remembering just how tired they'd been as they stumbled into Meadowreach. They removed two splinters, then set the tweezers down to close their eyes for a few seconds and just breathe. Gods be damned, they were tired. After a couple of moments, they picked up the tweezers and started again.
It was painstaking work; Eleftheria's hand was shaking slightly with fatigue, and they couldn't see very well at the angle they were working. After eating a hearty meal of stew and ale, their body was remembering just how tired they'd been as they stumbled into Meadowreach. They removed two splinters, then set the tweezers down to close their eyes for a few seconds and just breathe. Gods be damned, they were tired. After a couple of moments, they picked up the tweezers and started again.
they say i am my own lifeline
ELEFTHERIA
