ELENA
we had discovered
an accursed country.
an accursed country.
Elena is ready to keep her anger going, expressing her own frustration and disapproval. But the man who had come in behind her -- an outsider for sure with that accent, possibly even an outlander -- spoke first, quiet words that had her metaphorical hackles lowering a bit. He had a point, no matter how much she disapproved of the results. And the woman leading the clean up operation agreed as well, soothing Elena's initial burst of indignation further with the fact that she knew the owners well enough and that they were keeping the bar safe.
"Elena Rimewind. I have heard of you, Wessex. Mouths tell tales when the cold puts a stop to almost everything else. But... I did not know you were a friend of the Hales." Her tone is considerably less icy, jaw unclenching. How could she continue abrading someone who was likely in as much pain as those she'd expelled from the bar? Though her outrage hadn't left her, it was focused more on the situation now than the people still in the building.
She turned her attention to the young man who had broken in with a quiet plea. Her tone softened as she spoke. "I don't begrudge them their mourning. But this is just...." She trailed off, huffing in annoyance and tapping her cane on the floor before continuing. "Disrespectful and shameful. There are better ways to let it out."
"Elena Rimewind. I have heard of you, Wessex. Mouths tell tales when the cold puts a stop to almost everything else. But... I did not know you were a friend of the Hales." Her tone is considerably less icy, jaw unclenching. How could she continue abrading someone who was likely in as much pain as those she'd expelled from the bar? Though her outrage hadn't left her, it was focused more on the situation now than the people still in the building.
She turned her attention to the young man who had broken in with a quiet plea. Her tone softened as she spoke. "I don't begrudge them their mourning. But this is just...." She trailed off, huffing in annoyance and tapping her cane on the floor before continuing. "Disrespectful and shameful. There are better ways to let it out."
we had found
the home of the blizzard
the home of the blizzard
