// I tried to scream but my head was underwater //
He didn't have to be cheerful or keep up appearances, though she knew the instinct well enough. If Tal wasn't his usual sturdy self right now, what of it? Even without so many good reasons for it, his grief and pain wouldn't make her less willing to help where she could. It wasn't even because he'd put up with her in the past; Maea just cared. It was that simple.
"It was a long time ago," she simply offered, explaining why her loss of a companion wasn't more obvious. The burden of it had simply become part of her now, the way one learned to compensate for missing limbs.
It was pushed firmly out of mind however as Tal told her about the attack. Sitting up straight, he cut her off before she could inquiry about the others, but despite the relief her face remained drawn, what little color there was faded with concern.
"Me? Trying to move in... though it's not going well at the moment. But nevermind that, what happened to your house? What attacked you?" If he thought she was just going to let him brush off the subject, he was sorely mistaken. Void could mean literally anything.
"It was a long time ago," she simply offered, explaining why her loss of a companion wasn't more obvious. The burden of it had simply become part of her now, the way one learned to compensate for missing limbs.
It was pushed firmly out of mind however as Tal told her about the attack. Sitting up straight, he cut her off before she could inquiry about the others, but despite the relief her face remained drawn, what little color there was faded with concern.
"Me? Trying to move in... though it's not going well at the moment. But nevermind that, what happened to your house? What attacked you?" If he thought she was just going to let him brush off the subject, he was sorely mistaken. Void could mean literally anything.
Maea
// They called me weak, like I'm not just somebody's daughter //
