[o] through heaven's eyes

Everyone wants to see heaven
But no one wants to say goodbye

Maea looked as grim as Soh felt, and the Luminary nodded her agreement in the Ancient's assessment of the Void and the Family. Soh was not generally a person who held grudges, nor was she particularly violent - but the sooner the Family took their plague and jumped off a cliff with it, the better, in her opinion. Better yet, she'd be the one to give them the push.

As for whether or not there was a future for Stormbreak... well, that was up for debate. If her home had a future, she was no longer sure that it was with her at the helm. Did she deserve it, after everything? After failing to protect them when they needed her most?

Fortunately, she was spared having to come up with a response as the pair wound higher through the Observatory, taking staircase after staircase as they talked. "I've never seen the tundra at night," she admitted. "I've only been to Halo a few times, and I stayed in Snowcloak. Perhaps I'll have to check it out sometime." With sometime being in the far distant future, after their eventual defeat of the Family - a task that seemed impossible, most days.

Everyone wants to see heaven
But no one wants to die

Sohalia