Zavien
The physical contact might have been welcomed, that part of him having run on gruff hugs from relative-like relations and camaraderie pats on the arm. He craved the familiar way he'd held hands with Lena, or the bumping of shoulders with Koa, the nonchalant connection that always did more for him than soothing words or a kind presence. But that didn't mean he took Soh for granted, appreciating the attempts at a lighthearted conversation. Otherwise, he might have found himself in a darker place, his efforts draining every emotional reserve until he was nothing more than a man on a mission.
For now, he could lose himself in Soh's story, nodding his head as she spoke of towering memorials and new homes, laughing at the image of Koa throwing Pip off a cliff. "It doesn't sound like he was any different then." Smiling, he tried to latch onto the positives of her story, finding the humor and joy in the small moments she described, but he couldn't stop thinking that it wouldn't be long until they'd be forced to walk that journey, to find a new place to belong and build community. He wondered if it would be easier or harder for Soh, having walked the path before. Would she be at peace, knowing she could rebuild herself as she had before? Or would she struggle, wondering if she was destined to repeat the same cycle?
The Spyglass grew in the distance, just as the sun was beginning its descent towards the horizon. Zavien tilted his head, considering her situation as much as everyone else's, a small smile wisping across his features like the promise of another day with each sunset. "I want everyone to have that feeling, to be at peace with their new homes." Looking to Soh, he nodded his head, a determination straightening his shoulders, hope alight in his eyes. "Let's promise not to settle until every Breaker gets that same experience."
For now, he could lose himself in Soh's story, nodding his head as she spoke of towering memorials and new homes, laughing at the image of Koa throwing Pip off a cliff. "It doesn't sound like he was any different then." Smiling, he tried to latch onto the positives of her story, finding the humor and joy in the small moments she described, but he couldn't stop thinking that it wouldn't be long until they'd be forced to walk that journey, to find a new place to belong and build community. He wondered if it would be easier or harder for Soh, having walked the path before. Would she be at peace, knowing she could rebuild herself as she had before? Or would she struggle, wondering if she was destined to repeat the same cycle?
The Spyglass grew in the distance, just as the sun was beginning its descent towards the horizon. Zavien tilted his head, considering her situation as much as everyone else's, a small smile wisping across his features like the promise of another day with each sunset. "I want everyone to have that feeling, to be at peace with their new homes." Looking to Soh, he nodded his head, a determination straightening his shoulders, hope alight in his eyes. "Let's promise not to settle until every Breaker gets that same experience."
A flower cannot blossom without sunshine,
and man cannot live without love.
and man cannot live without love.
