Sohalia
Flora looked terrible. I mean, she was still a stunner - anyone with eyes could see that - but it was clear to Soh, maybe as a fellow leader, that the queen had suffered, as expected, from the meteor crash. The Heart took a step towards her friend, moving as though to wrap her arms around Flora. ”Thank the gods you’re safe,” she whispered, her relief nearly palpable. ”When we saw the meteor…” Soh had been so afraid.
But Flora stared at her, surprised, and Soh swallowed hard at her friend’s words. She knew she didn’t have much to offer Torchline in their time if need, but for Flora’s first concern to be about her safety made Soh feel both loved and perhaps a little ashamed. Was she really so weak that all her friends thought she should stay somewhere safe and protected? So useless that they couldn’t think of any way she might be able to assist?
”I wanted to check on you, and Hadama, and to help, if I can,” she explained, carefully tucking away the little part of her that ached at the implications. Neither Koa nor Flora thought she should be here. She wanted desperately to prove them wrong.
But Flora stared at her, surprised, and Soh swallowed hard at her friend’s words. She knew she didn’t have much to offer Torchline in their time if need, but for Flora’s first concern to be about her safety made Soh feel both loved and perhaps a little ashamed. Was she really so weak that all her friends thought she should stay somewhere safe and protected? So useless that they couldn’t think of any way she might be able to assist?
”I wanted to check on you, and Hadama, and to help, if I can,” she explained, carefully tucking away the little part of her that ached at the implications. Neither Koa nor Flora thought she should be here. She wanted desperately to prove them wrong.
