Delphia did not receive much physical affection either, living alone as she did. But it came to her naturally, her love for all displaying itself in many forms without much conscious thought. A hand ran lightly up and down his back, soothing and gentle as if he were her own younger brother that she was trying to calm. As Kai looked up, she smiled sadly at him. Carefully, if he did not pull away, she wiped the tears off his cheeks and from his eyes with gentle fingers.
”Because these are not living souls. These are Ascended souls, whose bodies have been dead for centuries. They belong with Mort now. And it is…not a pleasant existence for the dead who continue to reside here. It is why Mort has a separate world for them. It is…how being in the Spire made you feel. That is how the dead who remain here feel all the time. It is unnatural. Ascended, Attuned, Abandoned, Accepted…the dead are the dead. It does not matter what they were in life. With Mort is where they all belong.” she said softly.
”Because these are not living souls. These are Ascended souls, whose bodies have been dead for centuries. They belong with Mort now. And it is…not a pleasant existence for the dead who continue to reside here. It is why Mort has a separate world for them. It is…how being in the Spire made you feel. That is how the dead who remain here feel all the time. It is unnatural. Ascended, Attuned, Abandoned, Accepted…the dead are the dead. It does not matter what they were in life. With Mort is where they all belong.” she said softly.
DELPHIA
