Sohalia Lumaris
Maybe Soh should have tried to summon some semblance of surprise, but given that she was Flora's best friend, she thought that it would be fairly obvious that she already knew. And, really, what could she do other than take it in stride? Flora had all but admitted that it had been earth-shaking for her, but that there was no future in which she and Kaisel could be together. And the longer Kaisel spoke, the more it seemed that Flora was right to think that. The young dragoon was already pulling away, already distancing himself from the Doubletake, in a way that Soh just couldn't get behind.
So where she started out as someone trying to be a friend, she ended up frowning at Kai, thoroughly disapproving of his choices. But then she softened - at least he was willing to listen to a little friendly advice. "Look," she said, leaning back on one hand as she stroked Tarak's head with the other. "Flora's my best friend. We talk about everything." She looked at Kai pointedly. "I know about Caly, and I know that things are... complicated for you right now. Trust me. I get it. Probably better than you'd think." Because hadn't this been her, a few years ago, torn between two people and ending up hurting everyone in the process?
"You care about Flora," Soh said, an accusation but without the bite. "But if you don't think you can be there for her right now - if you don't think you can consistently show up, and support her, even when it's hard, and confusing..." The Luminary trailed off with a sigh, because in her opinion, Kai should keep showing up, especially when it was hard and confusing, because that's what friends did. But it wasn't that simple anymore, was it? "Flora doesn't need to lose someone else if she doesn't have to. So either be there, or give her some space, but please don't just leave her wondering.
"And the same goes for Caly," she added, perhaps a little belatedly. "It may not seem like you have to pick one over the other to you, but I can promise you that both of them would rather you choose her." And yes, Soh was very much speaking from experience.
So where she started out as someone trying to be a friend, she ended up frowning at Kai, thoroughly disapproving of his choices. But then she softened - at least he was willing to listen to a little friendly advice. "Look," she said, leaning back on one hand as she stroked Tarak's head with the other. "Flora's my best friend. We talk about everything." She looked at Kai pointedly. "I know about Caly, and I know that things are... complicated for you right now. Trust me. I get it. Probably better than you'd think." Because hadn't this been her, a few years ago, torn between two people and ending up hurting everyone in the process?
"You care about Flora," Soh said, an accusation but without the bite. "But if you don't think you can be there for her right now - if you don't think you can consistently show up, and support her, even when it's hard, and confusing..." The Luminary trailed off with a sigh, because in her opinion, Kai should keep showing up, especially when it was hard and confusing, because that's what friends did. But it wasn't that simple anymore, was it? "Flora doesn't need to lose someone else if she doesn't have to. So either be there, or give her some space, but please don't just leave her wondering.
"And the same goes for Caly," she added, perhaps a little belatedly. "It may not seem like you have to pick one over the other to you, but I can promise you that both of them would rather you choose her." And yes, Soh was very much speaking from experience.
Minor powerplay allowed without permission.
Feel free to use force/magic on Sohalia.
Feel free to use force/magic on Sohalia.
