Isla
to share the space with simple living things, infinitely suffering
"Of course," Isla says softly, sitting by to accept the empty glass back from Ever when he's done. "And I... yeah. You're right. Whatever you need," Biting hard at the inside of her cheek and forcing herself to take one of those long, steady breaths she'd mirrored with him, the Remedy has to pack away the parts of herself that feel any sort of way about the situation, at least until she knows Ever is safely on his way home to Stormbreak.
"Let me know if that medicine makes you feel well enough to get up. I can walk you down to the dock, or arrange for a cart to come and take your things, or..." Or whatever else. Having ruined his life completely - and her own in the process, though that hasn't really had a chance to properly filter through just yet - Isla can't be Everest Hart's girlfriend now, but at least she can try to be useful.
"Let me know if that medicine makes you feel well enough to get up. I can walk you down to the dock, or arrange for a cart to come and take your things, or..." Or whatever else. Having ruined his life completely - and her own in the process, though that hasn't really had a chance to properly filter through just yet - Isla can't be Everest Hart's girlfriend now, but at least she can try to be useful.
fighting off like all creation, the absence of itself
