Zavien
It is the small everyday deeds of ordinary folk
that keep the darkness at bay.
With their table claimed and food ordered, there was no reason to delay the uncomfortable conversation. Sighing, he steeled himself for the long-winded tale. "Well... it's really complicated to explain, but" Zavien walked him through the story starting at the beginning. He carefully explained how and when Lena had died, describing how he'd tried to call Ronin to help and how he'd spent the next few months working through grief. He spoke about the fall of Stormbreak and those who had been there for him, briefly touching on Koa and Sohalia as friends who had previously dated, but careful not to jump ahead in the story. Then he brushed over the recent months of displacement before grimacing and admitting to his development with Soh (without going into too much graphic detail), and how it had led to an agreement to try dating.
Their food came in the meantime, but Zavien didn't touch his yet, picking through to the part he wanted to ask Liam about. He glanced outside before looking to the table as he said, "I'm not happy with how I went about things, but Koa seems to have forgiven me." Zavien looked to Liam, swallowing as he got to the crux of the issue. "The part that I'm struggling with is..." he paused, hesitant before he said, "Lena." Her name echoed like a gavel, passing judgement over his life.
Shaking his head, he explained, "I can't help feeling like I let her down, and now I'm worried that I'm betraying her or dishonoring her by embracing this thing with Soh, as if I'm trying to replace her so soon after her death..." he trailed off, unable to meet Liam's eyes now, worried of all he might find there.
Their food came in the meantime, but Zavien didn't touch his yet, picking through to the part he wanted to ask Liam about. He glanced outside before looking to the table as he said, "I'm not happy with how I went about things, but Koa seems to have forgiven me." Zavien looked to Liam, swallowing as he got to the crux of the issue. "The part that I'm struggling with is..." he paused, hesitant before he said, "Lena." Her name echoed like a gavel, passing judgement over his life.
Shaking his head, he explained, "I can't help feeling like I let her down, and now I'm worried that I'm betraying her or dishonoring her by embracing this thing with Soh, as if I'm trying to replace her so soon after her death..." he trailed off, unable to meet Liam's eyes now, worried of all he might find there.
