Maea
And I hope that you don't suffer
But take the pain
But take the pain
Seeing the brightness fade in him was painful enough that she almost regretted saying anything about the Villi. His frustration and anger were plain to see, like heat rippling off a superheated surface - so quiet and intense that she would have felt sorry for the Family that had to face it. Would. If they hadn't been the cause of it in the first place. Now she was only sorry to see his hands tied and children held as hostage against their parents. Sah was another who had been likewise threatened, and the worst part about the insidious tactic was that it worked.
With a sinking feeling, she realized that she too was blindsided by the many needs the roses had to cover. Closing her eyes against a wave of guilt, she leaned aside to press her shoulder against Remi's - whether to offer support or receive it was hard to say. "They understand us well," she admitted grudgingly. "In fact, my first thought for the latest find was Halo, the Tundra... and Liam should be there now, to offer it to Deimos. Now I feel awful for making him choose between healing his land or healing the world." Would that she could make it for herself instead of entrusting it to others. But that was the usual lament of the powerless, and she had promised herself to stop whining and start working.
"I do know that it comforts us all to know that you and Ronin remain behind the lines, even if you can't fight." she added, smiling softly at her friend. "To patch us up, dust us off and remind us what we're fighting for. Your ten years is a miracle in itself - I dare say it's changed this world in subtle, but profound ways. I feel it. I think all of us who get to know you, can feel it."
With a sinking feeling, she realized that she too was blindsided by the many needs the roses had to cover. Closing her eyes against a wave of guilt, she leaned aside to press her shoulder against Remi's - whether to offer support or receive it was hard to say. "They understand us well," she admitted grudgingly. "In fact, my first thought for the latest find was Halo, the Tundra... and Liam should be there now, to offer it to Deimos. Now I feel awful for making him choose between healing his land or healing the world." Would that she could make it for herself instead of entrusting it to others. But that was the usual lament of the powerless, and she had promised herself to stop whining and start working.
"I do know that it comforts us all to know that you and Ronin remain behind the lines, even if you can't fight." she added, smiling softly at her friend. "To patch us up, dust us off and remind us what we're fighting for. Your ten years is a miracle in itself - I dare say it's changed this world in subtle, but profound ways. I feel it. I think all of us who get to know you, can feel it."
Hope if everybody runs
You choose to stay
You choose to stay
