-Zavien-
"We get to go home." He said the words aloud, seeing how they tasted on his lips, the way they curled around his tongue, the way they echoed in the cavern of his heart with unmistakable hope.
A dumb smile spread across his face, any doubts unable to stop the glowing light that pulsed in his chest. He laughed, bright and weightless as a sunbeam through the leaves above them. Not even Lena's question could shadow the light, despite the unknowns and darker possibilities. He shook his head, nearly giddy as he said, "I doubt it, but Dahlia is gone." And whether that meant the rest of the Family would abandon Stormbreak or that they had a fighting chance, Zavien didn't currently care. This was a victory through and through.
Turning to Lena, he found the familiarity of her gaze and the ever-present reminder of Stormbreak in the brown of her eyes. He braced his hands around her face, leaning forward to press his forehead to hers, his smile disbelieving and yet full of faith as he whispered, "We're going home." It might not be tomorrow or the day after, but soon.
A dumb smile spread across his face, any doubts unable to stop the glowing light that pulsed in his chest. He laughed, bright and weightless as a sunbeam through the leaves above them. Not even Lena's question could shadow the light, despite the unknowns and darker possibilities. He shook his head, nearly giddy as he said, "I doubt it, but Dahlia is gone." And whether that meant the rest of the Family would abandon Stormbreak or that they had a fighting chance, Zavien didn't currently care. This was a victory through and through.
Turning to Lena, he found the familiarity of her gaze and the ever-present reminder of Stormbreak in the brown of her eyes. He braced his hands around her face, leaning forward to press his forehead to hers, his smile disbelieving and yet full of faith as he whispered, "We're going home." It might not be tomorrow or the day after, but soon.
Life is getting up one more time
than you've been knocked down.
than you've been knocked down.
