Maea
I see you when you chase
All the dreams inside your head
All the dreams inside your head
The fond smile drawn to her lips by Shii's antics fell alongside Sohalia's, and Maea sobered with a sinking sensation in her gut. The wisp too seemed to understand what was being said; it settled upon the Luminary's palm, a subtle fluttering warmth that murmured wistful condolences only for her to hear.
"I'm so sorry," the ancient sighed, empathy pulling sharply on her heartstrings. "I know what it's like. We've been separated too, Shii here and I... I wish I could say it gets easier." But the wound a severed bond left on a soul went too deep for true healing. You either learned to live with the grief, or found that it devoured you day by day.
Reaching up to rub a hand over her neck, unconsciously mirroring a gesture Liam often made, Maea didn't quite know what more to say. She could listen to the girl's sorrows, to be sure, and explain how she'd gotten Shii back after too many years of trying to live without it... or she'd offer what distractions she could, to at least for a moment spare Sohalia the pain of remembering.
"I'm... going to look for some cloth, for Ludo's masque," she said softly. "Would you care to join me? We can talk, or not - whatever you prefer."
"I'm so sorry," the ancient sighed, empathy pulling sharply on her heartstrings. "I know what it's like. We've been separated too, Shii here and I... I wish I could say it gets easier." But the wound a severed bond left on a soul went too deep for true healing. You either learned to live with the grief, or found that it devoured you day by day.
Reaching up to rub a hand over her neck, unconsciously mirroring a gesture Liam often made, Maea didn't quite know what more to say. She could listen to the girl's sorrows, to be sure, and explain how she'd gotten Shii back after too many years of trying to live without it... or she'd offer what distractions she could, to at least for a moment spare Sohalia the pain of remembering.
"I'm... going to look for some cloth, for Ludo's masque," she said softly. "Would you care to join me? We can talk, or not - whatever you prefer."
I see you when you laugh
And when you love until the bitter end
And when you love until the bitter end
Table by Skylark
