Sohalia
Say my name
And every color illuminates
And every color illuminates
"Anju's gone," Soh murmured, clearly torn as she wavered between telling him and not. Gods, didn't he deserve to know? "She left with Mort's demigod to investigate things, and I haven't heard from her. She was the captain of the Dragoons, but with her gone... I think it's up to me..." Soh lifted a hand to gnaw at her thumbnail absently. Then, as though coming to some kind of decision, she sat up, crossing her legs beneath her and turning her attention fully to Harper. "It was Jude," she said. "I'll bet that's why Koa didn't want to tell you. It was Jude and his brother who were attacked. They're fine," she hurried to add. "Er - physically, anyway. I don't know details, just that, um, it's why I didn't hear from him for so long. He was making his way home with Edmund."
And maybe it was the wrong thing to do. Maybe it wasn't her secret to tell. But she wasn't going to leave Harper in the dark about his son. And if it helped to shed light on Koa's actions, well, she wasn't going to complain about that, either. Not when she was still so unsure of her feelings for the young dragoon.
Soh looked up at Harper as he swept the hair from her eyes, shaking her head. Now more than ever she was determined that she could see things through without asking for help - especially when she was sure that Harper had his own problems that he was dealing with. "You could never fail me, Dad," she told him firmly, her silver gaze holding his. "Just - you know you can always come to Stormbreak, right?" she asked. "I mean, I get it if you want time away to do... whatever -" She kept her eyes carefully trained on his, away from the hickeys marking his neck, not wanting to think too closely about what he was doing to make himself feel better. "- and I know it's not home, but, it could be, if you wanted."
And maybe it was the wrong thing to do. Maybe it wasn't her secret to tell. But she wasn't going to leave Harper in the dark about his son. And if it helped to shed light on Koa's actions, well, she wasn't going to complain about that, either. Not when she was still so unsure of her feelings for the young dragoon.
Soh looked up at Harper as he swept the hair from her eyes, shaking her head. Now more than ever she was determined that she could see things through without asking for help - especially when she was sure that Harper had his own problems that he was dealing with. "You could never fail me, Dad," she told him firmly, her silver gaze holding his. "Just - you know you can always come to Stormbreak, right?" she asked. "I mean, I get it if you want time away to do... whatever -" She kept her eyes carefully trained on his, away from the hickeys marking his neck, not wanting to think too closely about what he was doing to make himself feel better. "- and I know it's not home, but, it could be, if you wanted."
We are shining
And we will never be afraid again
And we will never be afraid again
