You can’t stop the change,
any more than you can stop the suns from setting.
Zavien can't help the laugh when Sohalia teases him with his own response. If they'd been alone, he might have probed a little deeper, asking for specifics on how she's settling or whether reality has set in for her, but with the crowd around them growing, he settles for a playfully reprimanding smile, a promise that they'll have to talk later. He hasn't forgotten their agreement after all.
The sound of his name has Zavien turning, greeted by a familiar face. His smile softens, relieved to see the young woman looking better than when he'd seen her last. "Jesse, hi." He opens his mouth to ask how she's been, eager to see how she's faring after being so stressed about the change; but another name interrupts him, and he turns to Liam.
Wren? Zavien looks between the two of them, confusion clear on his face. He thought her name was 'Jesse,' but something about the ghostly pale expression on the man's face hints that he's not joking or playing some game. No, there's too much weighting behind his eyes, too much pain and shock drawing tight over his features. Could they know each other?
Falling silent, his gaze bounces uncomfortably between the two, waiting to see how Jesse reacts as he tries desperately not to shift or fidget in the mounting heat.
The sound of his name has Zavien turning, greeted by a familiar face. His smile softens, relieved to see the young woman looking better than when he'd seen her last. "Jesse, hi." He opens his mouth to ask how she's been, eager to see how she's faring after being so stressed about the change; but another name interrupts him, and he turns to Liam.
Wren? Zavien looks between the two of them, confusion clear on his face. He thought her name was 'Jesse,' but something about the ghostly pale expression on the man's face hints that he's not joking or playing some game. No, there's too much weighting behind his eyes, too much pain and shock drawing tight over his features. Could they know each other?
Falling silent, his gaze bounces uncomfortably between the two, waiting to see how Jesse reacts as he tries desperately not to shift or fidget in the mounting heat.
Zavien
