Zavien
I'm going to change the world,
The muscle under his hand loosened enough to tell him that Tal understood his support even before he said as much. Zavien knew he wasn't the best speaker or the most qualified to give advice, but he was certain in his loyalty to his friends, and it would take more than an unfortunate loss of life to push him away.
He couldn't deny that death by poison wasn't high on his list of preferred deaths (although claws hadn't been either), but he still would have argued that it was higher than torture by a monster. Patting Tal's shoulder, he looked sincere in his steadfast opinion of his man. "And if you'd known, you would have done a thousand things differently because you're a good person who would never want others to suffer." Zavien smiled softly, gently, hoping to instill confidence in the man's actions. "But you can't be blamed for acting with the little information you had."
His hand remained for another moment, letting Tal soak in his words as he accepted the compliment with a gracious smile before settling his arm on the edge where it was easily in reach to support. However, he didn't immediately drop the topic, feeling that there was another important aspect that the man hadn't disclosed - something that might linger and haunt. "Do you know who she was?" The question was slow and quiet, open for rejection should Tal choose. He didn't know if it would be better or worse to know, whether she was a lost soul no one would miss or a loved one people were still looking for. Either way, she had been someone and she deserved to be remembered.
He couldn't deny that death by poison wasn't high on his list of preferred deaths (although claws hadn't been either), but he still would have argued that it was higher than torture by a monster. Patting Tal's shoulder, he looked sincere in his steadfast opinion of his man. "And if you'd known, you would have done a thousand things differently because you're a good person who would never want others to suffer." Zavien smiled softly, gently, hoping to instill confidence in the man's actions. "But you can't be blamed for acting with the little information you had."
His hand remained for another moment, letting Tal soak in his words as he accepted the compliment with a gracious smile before settling his arm on the edge where it was easily in reach to support. However, he didn't immediately drop the topic, feeling that there was another important aspect that the man hadn't disclosed - something that might linger and haunt. "Do you know who she was?" The question was slow and quiet, open for rejection should Tal choose. He didn't know if it would be better or worse to know, whether she was a lost soul no one would miss or a loved one people were still looking for. Either way, she had been someone and she deserved to be remembered.
but today I'll just be a mermaid.
