Koa
There's going to come a day when you feel better
You'll rise up free and easy on that day
Koa is late to the festival, but he arrives with lantern held in hand. The crowd is a large one this year, but familiar faces stand out among them - chief, of course, being Flora. Despite the letter from Ronin confirming the Doubletake's resurrection, Koa's held a deep, sharp fear since the day that broadcast swept through his mind, casting a shadow over his heart. He'd thought about going to her, writing to her, wanted so desperately to do something for the girl whose love had never been his. And now as he catches that fleeting glimpse of a golden head the young Dragoon can feel his feet shifting, his body begging him to go to her, to sweep him in his arms and confirm she's alive, to touch her, to hold her--You'll rise up free and easy on that day
He doesn't.
Instead he walks in the opposite direction, swallowing the thundering of his heart. Deimos is a welcome beacon in the crowd, and Zavien and
"I saw our... friend, in the crowd." Trying to seem nonchalant, Koa casts a sidelong look to the Warden. "Did he get to see a healer? He wasn't feeling well, last time we spoke."
Koa has a lantern for his mother
And float from branch to branch, lighter than the air
Just when that day is coming, who can say?
Just when that day is coming, who can say?
