Sohalia
I know, Flora said, but it was more sad than grateful, with a thread of guilt that Soh didn't miss. Flora had it all wrong: Soh would always show up for her best friend because Flora had always done the same for her. If their roles were reversed right now, it would be Flora sitting across the table from the Luminary, offering her hand in a gentle show of support.
But Soh stayed quiet as Flora told her story, though her grey eyes widened with horror as the tale went on. As Flora began to shake, visibly trembling as she forced her way through the story, Soh silently rose to slip into the seat beside her friend. Where she might normally have wrapped Flora into a hug, she merely grasped her friend's hand again, tugging gently until they were shoulder to shoulder, touching along their arms. It was the most she could do without potentially hurting Flora, given the apparent extent of her injuries.
When Flora swallowed a sob, Soh squeezed her hand, fighting back tears of her own. This was how close she'd come to losing the one person who mattered more to her than anyone else in the world, and where had she been? Safe and sound, in Haulani, letting everyone else do the fighting. Taking care of the family of a boy who kept treating her like an option rather than a necessity.
"Oh, Flora..." Soh murmured, dismayed by the images painted in her mind's eye. "I'm so sorry."
But Soh stayed quiet as Flora told her story, though her grey eyes widened with horror as the tale went on. As Flora began to shake, visibly trembling as she forced her way through the story, Soh silently rose to slip into the seat beside her friend. Where she might normally have wrapped Flora into a hug, she merely grasped her friend's hand again, tugging gently until they were shoulder to shoulder, touching along their arms. It was the most she could do without potentially hurting Flora, given the apparent extent of her injuries.
When Flora swallowed a sob, Soh squeezed her hand, fighting back tears of her own. This was how close she'd come to losing the one person who mattered more to her than anyone else in the world, and where had she been? Safe and sound, in Haulani, letting everyone else do the fighting. Taking care of the family of a boy who kept treating her like an option rather than a necessity.
"Oh, Flora..." Soh murmured, dismayed by the images painted in her mind's eye. "I'm so sorry."
Minor powerplay allowed without permission.
Feel free to use force/magic on Sohalia.
Feel free to use force/magic on Sohalia.
