Tough, in the way that Noah meant it, was that she was tough to read or understand. What most of the world deemed as cowardice for the woman, Noah understood only as loyalty — to him and him alone. He had made her promise to leave if things got too dangerous. Made her promise to preserve herself above all else. To keep herself safe and be there for him when he returned.
If there was any cowardice involved in the situation at all, it was his. His cowardice to be alone in this world. His cowardice in regards to losing the one he loved the most in Caido. His cowardice to feel like everyone else. Noah carried the burden between them, knowing that the world looked at her the way it did because of him.
He would be lucky if Cordelia ever truly forgave him for it, or if anyone else in this world understood. There was little grace for her — for them — in their eyes and hearts. Such was why the woman kept to herself these days.
Noah shifted and chuckled some. ”Just a few days ago. She came to the Kraai.” He smiled over at Hotaru. ”She reminds me al ot of you. Same natural charm.”
If there was any cowardice involved in the situation at all, it was his. His cowardice to be alone in this world. His cowardice in regards to losing the one he loved the most in Caido. His cowardice to feel like everyone else. Noah carried the burden between them, knowing that the world looked at her the way it did because of him.
He would be lucky if Cordelia ever truly forgave him for it, or if anyone else in this world understood. There was little grace for her — for them — in their eyes and hearts. Such was why the woman kept to herself these days.
Noah shifted and chuckled some. ”Just a few days ago. She came to the Kraai.” He smiled over at Hotaru. ”She reminds me al ot of you. Same natural charm.”
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the sentinel of the north
