Sohalia
Say my name
And every color illuminates
And every color illuminates
He... didn't know?
If he didn't know, then he hadn't heard from Jude. And if he hadn't heard from Jude, then did that mean...?
Shit. She had to find Jude.
But she didn't have the right to go flying to Jude's side now, did she? Even if every fiber of her being longed to leave Harper to sober up in the grass as she hopped on the next available skyship and ran for Torchline.
Would Jude even be in Torchline?
Gods, what she wouldn't give for their communication devices!
The news about Koa stopped her in her tracks, and she turned to blink slowly at Harper. A chill settled in her veins. First off, what all had Koa been doing that she wasn't aware of? And second, was Harper talking about the attack on Jude and Edmund? The attack that he clearly knew nothing about? Was that why Koa hadn't wanted to give names? Oh, gods. "M-maybe he was trying to, uh, protect their privacy?" she asked, her voice wavering. Gods, what was she supposed to do? Was there a reason Koa hadn't told Harper that it was his sons involved? Had Jude asked for secrecy? She ran over their conversation in her mind, trying to remember if there was a reason she shouldn't tell Harper the truth.
As for Deimos, she nodded. "He is a good man, and I'm trying - I just, I don't know how to discipline Koa without making everything worse for everyone. But I know I need to do something." It was her responsibility now, after all.
Soh wrapped her arms around her knees and bit her lip, trying to gather her thoughts so that Harper wouldn't see just how scattered and devastated she was - or just how much he had inadvertently added to her plate just now. "No," she said, flashing what she hoped was a sunny smile. "I'll be fine." He had his own problems, and here she was, adding to them, asking him to set his aside to help with hers. Self-loathing reared its ugly head, and she shoved it aside. "I'll ask my council what they think about Koa," she mused aloud. "Surely we'll come up with something between us."
If he didn't know, then he hadn't heard from Jude. And if he hadn't heard from Jude, then did that mean...?
Shit. She had to find Jude.
But she didn't have the right to go flying to Jude's side now, did she? Even if every fiber of her being longed to leave Harper to sober up in the grass as she hopped on the next available skyship and ran for Torchline.
Would Jude even be in Torchline?
Gods, what she wouldn't give for their communication devices!
The news about Koa stopped her in her tracks, and she turned to blink slowly at Harper. A chill settled in her veins. First off, what all had Koa been doing that she wasn't aware of? And second, was Harper talking about the attack on Jude and Edmund? The attack that he clearly knew nothing about? Was that why Koa hadn't wanted to give names? Oh, gods. "M-maybe he was trying to, uh, protect their privacy?" she asked, her voice wavering. Gods, what was she supposed to do? Was there a reason Koa hadn't told Harper that it was his sons involved? Had Jude asked for secrecy? She ran over their conversation in her mind, trying to remember if there was a reason she shouldn't tell Harper the truth.
As for Deimos, she nodded. "He is a good man, and I'm trying - I just, I don't know how to discipline Koa without making everything worse for everyone. But I know I need to do something." It was her responsibility now, after all.
Soh wrapped her arms around her knees and bit her lip, trying to gather her thoughts so that Harper wouldn't see just how scattered and devastated she was - or just how much he had inadvertently added to her plate just now. "No," she said, flashing what she hoped was a sunny smile. "I'll be fine." He had his own problems, and here she was, adding to them, asking him to set his aside to help with hers. Self-loathing reared its ugly head, and she shoved it aside. "I'll ask my council what they think about Koa," she mused aloud. "Surely we'll come up with something between us."
We are shining
And we will never be afraid again
And we will never be afraid again
