Alys sat quietly as Tal adjusted, shifting so that he could wrap an arm around her and tug her against his side. It was calming, the physical closeness - reassuring and grounding in a way that she was grateful for when considering the chill that she couldn't quite shake from the nightmare. If she had known what Tal was thinking, what he was feeling, she would have shooed away any thought of shame. There was nothing wrong with wanting a little reassurance after a traumatic event, after all.
As it was, she leaned companionably into his hold, shaky but content nonetheless to be the strength that Tal needed at the moment. She listened to his story and nodded. "I couldn't reach you to save you, either," she murmured. "All I could do was watch -" And her voice broke. She took a shaky breath. "But it wasn't real," she said fiercely, reaching up to lace her fingers with his when he tugged her tighter to his side. "We're here. We're alive."
As it was, she leaned companionably into his hold, shaky but content nonetheless to be the strength that Tal needed at the moment. She listened to his story and nodded. "I couldn't reach you to save you, either," she murmured. "All I could do was watch -" And her voice broke. She took a shaky breath. "But it wasn't real," she said fiercely, reaching up to lace her fingers with his when he tugged her tighter to his side. "We're here. We're alive."
Alys
Minor powerplay allowed without permission.
Feel free to use force/magic on Alys.
Feel free to use force/magic on Alys.
