NOAH
With the Family gone, Noah felt safe for the first time taking his kids on a trip outside of Halo. Thye ended up in the Greatwood, again, where he could search for more roses and they could explore safely. Ravenna had chosen to stay home this time, with some other responsibilities that came with her aging and her new apprenticeship.
He was able to breathe deeply for a moment.
In the bodega, Noah thumbed through a crate of dried herbs—lavender, thyme, something blue-green and bristly whose scent reminded him faintly of Cordelia—when the voice reached him through the noise. He looked up. The smile was unmistakable--Zavien, coffee in hand, looked utterly at ease in the chaos. Perhaps he was breathing for the first time in a while, too.
Noah straightened, a flicker of surprise crossing his features before he dipped his chin in greeting. “Zavien,” he said, tone level but warm. “Didn’t expect to run into anyone familiar.” He shifted the bundle of goods under his arm, several packages of things that Marcus and Margot had chosen before he sent them too the find them something for lunch.
“I’m doing alright." A beat passed, and he glanced toward the path Zavien had come from, then back. "I brought my kids for a visit. First expedition out of Halo in...a few years."
He was able to breathe deeply for a moment.
In the bodega, Noah thumbed through a crate of dried herbs—lavender, thyme, something blue-green and bristly whose scent reminded him faintly of Cordelia—when the voice reached him through the noise. He looked up. The smile was unmistakable--Zavien, coffee in hand, looked utterly at ease in the chaos. Perhaps he was breathing for the first time in a while, too.
Noah straightened, a flicker of surprise crossing his features before he dipped his chin in greeting. “Zavien,” he said, tone level but warm. “Didn’t expect to run into anyone familiar.” He shifted the bundle of goods under his arm, several packages of things that Marcus and Margot had chosen before he sent them too the find them something for lunch.
“I’m doing alright." A beat passed, and he glanced toward the path Zavien had come from, then back. "I brought my kids for a visit. First expedition out of Halo in...a few years."
I'll follow you down through the eye of the storm
Don't worry I'll keep you warm
Don't worry I'll keep you warm
