Late nights, all entwined
Made a promise to never say goodbye
Made a promise to never say goodbye
Gods, but it was nice to feel the sun! Soh had almost forgotten what it felt like, with the weather back home being what it was. As her kite stabilized above her, she turned her face into the light, tossing her head back and enjoying the warmth on her cheeks. It had been far too long since she'd been able to just be what she was: a teenager. For a few blissful moments, she could pretend that she was just a nobody from the Hollowed Grounds again. Not the Heart of Stormbreak. Not the Luminary. Just Sohalia.
If she thought about it too hard, her mood would come crashing down, so she shoved all thoughts of just who Sohalia was anymore to the back of her mind in favor of chatting with Tal. "Ooooh, that sounds fun!" she laughed with delight, picturing Tal sledding down a hill and tossing a kite into the air as he did. With his almost cheerful disposition today, it was easy to imagine a younger Tal playing with his sisters in the snows of Halo.
"I had a few friends, but there weren't many people my age around, so it was mostly just me and Auden. We went swimming a lot," Soh recalled, tilting her head to one side as her kite floated happily above. "I made a lot of artwork. Auden insisted on keeping everything I did, so our house was covered in terrible drawings and paintings. They got better as I got older, but every time I'd see the old ones, I'd cringe a little." Soh laughed at the memory. It was strange; for so long, talking about Auden had hurt, but now it was easier to look back with fondness. Her guardian hadn't been perfect, but they'd been what she needed at the time, and Soh wouldn't change a thing.
If she thought about it too hard, her mood would come crashing down, so she shoved all thoughts of just who Sohalia was anymore to the back of her mind in favor of chatting with Tal. "Ooooh, that sounds fun!" she laughed with delight, picturing Tal sledding down a hill and tossing a kite into the air as he did. With his almost cheerful disposition today, it was easy to imagine a younger Tal playing with his sisters in the snows of Halo.
"I had a few friends, but there weren't many people my age around, so it was mostly just me and Auden. We went swimming a lot," Soh recalled, tilting her head to one side as her kite floated happily above. "I made a lot of artwork. Auden insisted on keeping everything I did, so our house was covered in terrible drawings and paintings. They got better as I got older, but every time I'd see the old ones, I'd cringe a little." Soh laughed at the memory. It was strange; for so long, talking about Auden had hurt, but now it was easier to look back with fondness. Her guardian hadn't been perfect, but they'd been what she needed at the time, and Soh wouldn't change a thing.
I replay it in the back of my mind
Over and over again
Over and over again
Sohalia
