SOHALIA
But you're untouchable, burning brighter than the sun
Sohalia bit her lip, looking out to sea. This was arguably the hardest part of the conversation: the admission that, ultimately, she had done nothing to merit a return to leadership. That she had given up hope of standing against the Family and allowed that hopelessness to drive her. "They let me go," she said, her voice small. "I don't know why. I don't remember much of my imprisonment, but when I was released, I left Stormbreak. I wanted to buy time to figure out a plan, but I hadn't realized how much the Void had spread, and I went to the Greatwood. I was very ill, but a Fae nursed me back to health. When I realized how much time had passed..." She trailed off. She hadn't known what to do or what she wanted or how to achieve it, and it had been paralyzing.
"Anyway, I don't know if they just didn't think I'd be much of a threat, or if they figured if they'd abducted me once, they could do it again if I became a problem." Both were true, in the end, but she was here to change that. Even if it meant she was hurtling headlong towards her death - which she hoped very much was not the case.
The offer of an alliance was tricky. She wasn't a queen anymore, and she had very little to offer. And in truth, there was very little she wanted aside from an assurance that Halo did not stand with the Family. She took a breath. "I don't have much to offer yet," she said honestly. "But I don't ask for much - I understand that your duty is to your people, and that means protecting them above all else. I just..." How much could she reveal without sharing what Ronin had told her? She had no desire to jeopardize his plans just to further her own ends. "I fear that war is coming to Stormbreak," she said carefully. "And though I don't ask you to fight with us, I would request that you don't fight against us. And perhaps, after this is over, if we are successful, something more formal could be put in place that could benefit both our regions."
Koa was a surprise, but not an unpleasant one; after all, hadn't she sent a letter to him recently to discuss this very thing? "I've reached out to Koa," she said, hoping she sounded more confident than she felt that the Dragoon would return her missive. "I hope to hear from him soon so that we can coordinate, but in the meantime... anything I can do for Stormbreak, I will."
"Anyway, I don't know if they just didn't think I'd be much of a threat, or if they figured if they'd abducted me once, they could do it again if I became a problem." Both were true, in the end, but she was here to change that. Even if it meant she was hurtling headlong towards her death - which she hoped very much was not the case.
The offer of an alliance was tricky. She wasn't a queen anymore, and she had very little to offer. And in truth, there was very little she wanted aside from an assurance that Halo did not stand with the Family. She took a breath. "I don't have much to offer yet," she said honestly. "But I don't ask for much - I understand that your duty is to your people, and that means protecting them above all else. I just..." How much could she reveal without sharing what Ronin had told her? She had no desire to jeopardize his plans just to further her own ends. "I fear that war is coming to Stormbreak," she said carefully. "And though I don't ask you to fight with us, I would request that you don't fight against us. And perhaps, after this is over, if we are successful, something more formal could be put in place that could benefit both our regions."
Koa was a surprise, but not an unpleasant one; after all, hadn't she sent a letter to him recently to discuss this very thing? "I've reached out to Koa," she said, hoping she sounded more confident than she felt that the Dragoon would return her missive. "I hope to hear from him soon so that we can coordinate, but in the meantime... anything I can do for Stormbreak, I will."
And now that you're close I feel like coming undone
Minor powerplay allowed without permission.
Feel free to use force/magic on Sohalia.
Feel free to use force/magic on Sohalia.
