EVIE
"If that's what you want, and you express it through actions and listening to what they have to say while giving it more weight and merit than your own," and that was the kicker that most Outlanders couldn't grasp, that show of respect of letting them have more weight while realizing it didn't invalidate your own opinion entirely, "then they will warm to you in time." A small delayed giggle escapes at the unintentional pun, but that's truly all the advice she can give him. He can't change his designation, but he can make his actions count.
His embarrassment is perplexing, and the redhead's brow crinkles as she tries to drum up any particular reason for it. Finding none that jump immediately to the forefront of her mind, she hesitantly replies. "I...admittedly I'm not sure. The idea of not having to deal with the LongNight monsters is more than appealing...but being away from my family, with no news of whether they've survived? For more than the span of LongNight, but an entire season?" Waiting on pins and needles, praying to Gods that will never hear her plea? Alone with her anxiety and her guilt and her terrible potential outcomes? "And I may not be much of a fighter despite how much training I've done with Deimos, but if I could help them with my healing magic, and I'm not there to do it..." She sighs, hands automatically wringing together to try and soothe her restless anxiety. "I've been turning it in my head since the notice was put out."
His embarrassment is perplexing, and the redhead's brow crinkles as she tries to drum up any particular reason for it. Finding none that jump immediately to the forefront of her mind, she hesitantly replies. "I...admittedly I'm not sure. The idea of not having to deal with the LongNight monsters is more than appealing...but being away from my family, with no news of whether they've survived? For more than the span of LongNight, but an entire season?" Waiting on pins and needles, praying to Gods that will never hear her plea? Alone with her anxiety and her guilt and her terrible potential outcomes? "And I may not be much of a fighter despite how much training I've done with Deimos, but if I could help them with my healing magic, and I'm not there to do it..." She sighs, hands automatically wringing together to try and soothe her restless anxiety. "I've been turning it in my head since the notice was put out."
and it's my whole heart
while tried and tested, it's mine
while tried and tested, it's mine
