[Training] Heartbreak survivors

And I feel like my castle's crumbling down
And I watch all my bridges burn to the ground

There was a vague sense of satisfaction for a moment as Hadama yielded, and Sohalia banished the gulls as quickly as she'd summoned them with a silent pulse of gratefulness through the Attuned bond with them. The birds fled, squawking and wheeling above, to find somewhere less dangerous to hunt for food. With their departure, the shore was suddenly very quiet, and the satisfaction that Soh had felt at her victory disappeared as quickly as it had come.

She studied Hadama, her arms crossed over her chest, unsure what she was supposed to have learned from this little exercise and wishing very much that she could go back to a time when she'd felt more confident. "Your Spikes are impressive," she offered, grey eyes stormy as she tried to puzzle through her thoughts and emotions. Had this been some kind of test? Had she passed or failed?

And you don't want to know me, I will just let you down
You don't wanna know me now

Sohalia