[SE] burned us down

Sohalia

Don't try to wake me up
Even if the sun really does come out tomorrow

Whoever this stranger was, it was a shame that Soh hadn't stumbled across him much earlier in life. Perhaps, had she met someone seemingly as pure and gentle as she had once been, she might have spared herself some of the heartache that she had withstood. Of course, most of it was self-inflicted - and that was what hurt more than the consequences themselves. Knowing that she had caused harm to others - not only to those she was responsible for in Stormbreak, but to those she knew and loved on a personal level - well, that was devastating to the girl.

Soh was silent as Zavien spoke, her gaze not quite able to meet his until his last question. That she was to be given a choice in the matter was refreshing after her recent ordeal, and she peered shyly up at the man with an almost suspicious look in her eyes. Perhaps this kindness was a trap of some kind - after all, it wouldn't be the first time she had trusted someone who turned out to be not quite so wonderful as they'd first appeared. And it wouldn't be the first time she'd run into someone willing to do her harm. Why, after so many life lessons, did she still insist on trusting perfect strangers? What was it about her that made her so gullible and naive?

Still, she couldn't see any harm in a response, so she nodded slowly. "Thank you," she said, carefully polite, but still perhaps a bit unwilling to trust Zavien's quiet sincerity. "Time to process would be nice - but I will reach out to people, when I can."

Don't believe anything you say anymore
In the morn, in the morning