responsibilities

Sohalia

And I could hear the thunder and see the lightning crack
All around the world was waking, I never could go back

His words were like a balm to her frazzled soul, and as he talked and rubbed her back, she finally started to relax, leaning her forehead against his and closing her eyes. It was like he said: maybe she wasn't the best choice, but she had been the only choice, at least for the time being. And she did have support - both politically and personally. Which brought her mind to another potential problem, and she sat up, suddenly rigid, silver eyes fixed on him.

"Wait - but - will you still want to be with me?" she asked, eyes worried, her mind tumbling down a new panicky rabbit hole. She was suddenly furious with herself for having made a choice that could affect them - both individually and as a couple. What if this was too much for Jude? She could hardly blame him if he wanted to take a step back and evaluate their relationship. Leadership was a lot for one person to shoulder, that was true, but what about for that person's loved ones?

"I mean, you've been unhappy in Torchline ever since Harper was made king and Maeve came back, with everybody talking and being in the public eye. I know it's not exactly the same, but - if I'm leading here, won't that mean - well, people will still talk, won't they?"

Cause all the walls of dreaming, they were torn wide open
And finally it seemed that the spell was broken