shades of gray in candlelight

you gotta get bruised before you get mad
you gotta fall down before you fight back

Soh glanced over at Noe. She'd been trying her best to win the girl over, but the engineer seemed determined not to like her. "I did," she said. "But Vi doesn't just give out flowers like candy. It was a miracle that he answered my prayer at all, much less that he gave me a quest and that I was able to complete it."

Tarak squawked as Mika bit him on the tail, then zoomed off after the mata mata. Soh watched them, bemused. At least their companions seemed to get along. "I'm sorry," she told Noe. "I know this isn't fun. But I'm glad you came."

was feeling so weak but baby i'm strong
little did i know i'm a champion

Sohalia