Sohalia
Say my name
And every color illuminates
And every color illuminates
"Not yet," she admitted. Truthfully, she'd been hoping that Anju would return on her own, without the need for a search party. But it was beginning to look like they might need to locate her and bring her back - if only to put a wayward dragoon in his place. "But it might be a good idea. It's been a while since she left." Soh sighed. One more thing to add to her mental to-do list.
Harper's anger caught her off guard, and she sat back slightly, startled. Of course, he had a point, and she winced. "I didn't say he was right to keep it from you," she pointed out carefully, gently, as though soothing a wounded lion. "If I had known -" She shook her head with a sigh. If she had known, she would have told Harper immediately, but by the time she'd found out... "I thought you knew. Jude told me before..." Before we broke up. "But he said he'd gone home to Torchline, I just - I assumed he'd gone to you. I'm sorry." And though she knew he wasn't mad at her, she couldn't help but feel that she'd been in the wrong, like Koa's misstep had been her own. Gods, she needed to talk to him.
She eyed the bottle in the grass, wondering if she could get away with stealing a swig. She'd never really been drunk before, but if she was going to start, there was no safer place than with her foster father. But she couldn't bring herself to lean forward and take the bottle from him. "Then I'll be in good company," she said of Jude's hatred, a sad smile playing on her lips. Then it faded. "You should do what's best for you," she advised. "If you could do anything in the world - not for me, or for Jude, or for anyone else - just for you. What would it be?"
Harper's anger caught her off guard, and she sat back slightly, startled. Of course, he had a point, and she winced. "I didn't say he was right to keep it from you," she pointed out carefully, gently, as though soothing a wounded lion. "If I had known -" She shook her head with a sigh. If she had known, she would have told Harper immediately, but by the time she'd found out... "I thought you knew. Jude told me before..." Before we broke up. "But he said he'd gone home to Torchline, I just - I assumed he'd gone to you. I'm sorry." And though she knew he wasn't mad at her, she couldn't help but feel that she'd been in the wrong, like Koa's misstep had been her own. Gods, she needed to talk to him.
She eyed the bottle in the grass, wondering if she could get away with stealing a swig. She'd never really been drunk before, but if she was going to start, there was no safer place than with her foster father. But she couldn't bring herself to lean forward and take the bottle from him. "Then I'll be in good company," she said of Jude's hatred, a sad smile playing on her lips. Then it faded. "You should do what's best for you," she advised. "If you could do anything in the world - not for me, or for Jude, or for anyone else - just for you. What would it be?"
We are shining
And we will never be afraid again
And we will never be afraid again
