And I feel like my castle's crumbling down
And I watch all my bridges burn to the ground
And I watch all my bridges burn to the ground
Tarak was gone. And somehow, with his death, the world had stopped making sense.
Soh allowed herself to be crushed against Flora's chest, if only because she was no longer sure what to do with the body that she was certain had stopped living the moment the Void dragon's jaws had snapped shut on the little griffin. A strange, keening cry filled her ears, and it took a moment for the young woman to realize that it was her own sobs, strangled and muffled by Flora's shirt. A quiet, dim part of her mind recognized that people were staring, but it wasn't enough to calm her - no, now that the floodgates were open, it was too late for Soh to do anything other than watch the waves crash over her, pounding her soul to rubble against the jagged edges where her bond with Tarak used to be.
Flora's vow rang in her ears, and the Luminary couldn't find words to express the myriad emotions thrumming through her veins. There was loss, of course, and pain. And there was guilt, because it was Soh's fault that Tarak had been there in the first place. She never should have brought him somewhere so dangerous, and yet, here they were. My fault, my fault, my fault.
And then there was the quiet hope that blossomed, the wish that what Flora offered could actually become a reality. Soh gazed up at her best friend with tears in her eyes, a quiet hiccup breaking the sudden silence in the wake of her sobs. "I can't -" she tried, then swallowed against a fresh wave of tears. "How could I ask anyone to do that?" she said. "It's my fault he's gone. What if he doesn't want to come back?"
Soh allowed herself to be crushed against Flora's chest, if only because she was no longer sure what to do with the body that she was certain had stopped living the moment the Void dragon's jaws had snapped shut on the little griffin. A strange, keening cry filled her ears, and it took a moment for the young woman to realize that it was her own sobs, strangled and muffled by Flora's shirt. A quiet, dim part of her mind recognized that people were staring, but it wasn't enough to calm her - no, now that the floodgates were open, it was too late for Soh to do anything other than watch the waves crash over her, pounding her soul to rubble against the jagged edges where her bond with Tarak used to be.
Flora's vow rang in her ears, and the Luminary couldn't find words to express the myriad emotions thrumming through her veins. There was loss, of course, and pain. And there was guilt, because it was Soh's fault that Tarak had been there in the first place. She never should have brought him somewhere so dangerous, and yet, here they were. My fault, my fault, my fault.
And then there was the quiet hope that blossomed, the wish that what Flora offered could actually become a reality. Soh gazed up at her best friend with tears in her eyes, a quiet hiccup breaking the sudden silence in the wake of her sobs. "I can't -" she tried, then swallowed against a fresh wave of tears. "How could I ask anyone to do that?" she said. "It's my fault he's gone. What if he doesn't want to come back?"
And you don't want to know me, I will just let you down
You don't wanna know me now
You don't wanna know me now
Sohalia
Minor powerplay allowed without permission.
Feel free to use force/magic on Sohalia.
Feel free to use force/magic on Sohalia.
