Lena
Longing not to be buried beneath a rubble of her own beliefs, the Caretaker took a long, deep breath, and began to hum underneath it again, grappling for stability. She watched Zavien meander closer, and she stilled for a moment, before all his words came streamlining along. She watched him carefully, smile trying to form along the veneer; wishing it could bubble up on its own underneath all the disappointment. And she knew some of those notions had pierced through her skull only minutes and moments before, but hearing them again clambered on a different echo.
She went to open her mouth, but stopped, teeth clicking together as he continued. Eventually her gaze wandered to the water, watching as it took gentle rivulets along the surface, striving to find her footing in the wake of everything else. “Your abilities will come in time, just like they have for so many others,” she started, taking the mustered weight off her shoulders for a moment – the demigods, the potent, the powerful, had likely held their moments of weakness and annihilation too, just largely unseen or well before.
And while Zavien could rattle off hoards of his own capabilities, Lena tilted her head, wondering about her own. Tending and mending animals, generosity, and her pale attempts at wisdom seemed to be the only things circling through her mind, so she sighed once more, mustering half a laugh. “So we just keep trying, mm?”
She went to open her mouth, but stopped, teeth clicking together as he continued. Eventually her gaze wandered to the water, watching as it took gentle rivulets along the surface, striving to find her footing in the wake of everything else. “Your abilities will come in time, just like they have for so many others,” she started, taking the mustered weight off her shoulders for a moment – the demigods, the potent, the powerful, had likely held their moments of weakness and annihilation too, just largely unseen or well before.
And while Zavien could rattle off hoards of his own capabilities, Lena tilted her head, wondering about her own. Tending and mending animals, generosity, and her pale attempts at wisdom seemed to be the only things circling through her mind, so she sighed once more, mustering half a laugh. “So we just keep trying, mm?”
little more like coming home
