Soh's jaw clicked shut, feathering with the effort to keep from shouting that Flora just didn't get it, because the most annoying part about all of this was that she did. It made it all the harder to stay angry and all the more easy to slip into devastation, because Flora didn't matter in the grand scheme of things - none of them did - but she did still matter. As Soh had very recently explained to Koa, all lives were worthy of being saved, and none of them were worthy of being tossed aside just for the greater good.
If they gave up on individuals in favor of the masses, eventually they'd run out of people to die for.
But Flora's hurt had Sohalia deflating, reaching out to peel one of Flora's hands away from her middle to grasp it desperately. "I was just so worried, Flora. It was terrifying. You have no idea what it would have done to me to lose you, and I know there are so many other people who feel that way." But the thing was, at the end of the day, Flora wasn't sorry. If she could go back in time, Soh knew that she would do it again, and again, and again, and damn the consequences.
And, honestly? Soh admired her for that. She wasn't sure that she would have that kind of fortitude.
She wasn't going to keep beating a dead horse; she knew that continuing to argue with Flora would fail to get either of them anywhere. And she loved her friend far too much to allow this to be the thing that broke them. So instead of berating her more, the Luminary shifted gears: "Tell me about Jack."
If they gave up on individuals in favor of the masses, eventually they'd run out of people to die for.
But Flora's hurt had Sohalia deflating, reaching out to peel one of Flora's hands away from her middle to grasp it desperately. "I was just so worried, Flora. It was terrifying. You have no idea what it would have done to me to lose you, and I know there are so many other people who feel that way." But the thing was, at the end of the day, Flora wasn't sorry. If she could go back in time, Soh knew that she would do it again, and again, and again, and damn the consequences.
And, honestly? Soh admired her for that. She wasn't sure that she would have that kind of fortitude.
She wasn't going to keep beating a dead horse; she knew that continuing to argue with Flora would fail to get either of them anywhere. And she loved her friend far too much to allow this to be the thing that broke them. So instead of berating her more, the Luminary shifted gears: "Tell me about Jack."
Minor powerplay allowed without permission.
Feel free to use force/magic on Sohalia.
Feel free to use force/magic on Sohalia.
