Delphine
Her chest is tight, cold has settled in. Or perhaps that's panic. She'd hit the man and he had let her go. But he was hurt. She shivered, reaching out without thinking.
Even fear couldn't stop the instinct to help. She wasn't even sure where the pastries had gone, her hands were empty now. But she reached out, to try and touch the man's face.
She hadn't meant to hurt him.
It doesn't connect, in the moment, that she hadn't hit him hard enough to make him bleed, without a wound already being present. It doesn't connect that she should just leave, run home to Noah while she can.
He's not Alder. He's not my brother, the chant's convinced her that, while she would never heal her brother, he's not her brother and she hurt him.
If she's able to reach his face, her hand would press against his cheek, and then she'd freeze. She needed to focus to heal him; and right now she was anything but focused. Fear still surged through her veins, a vivid memory trying to force itself to the front of her thoughts.
Even fear couldn't stop the instinct to help. She wasn't even sure where the pastries had gone, her hands were empty now. But she reached out, to try and touch the man's face.
She hadn't meant to hurt him.
It doesn't connect, in the moment, that she hadn't hit him hard enough to make him bleed, without a wound already being present. It doesn't connect that she should just leave, run home to Noah while she can.
He's not Alder. He's not my brother, the chant's convinced her that, while she would never heal her brother, he's not her brother and she hurt him.
If she's able to reach his face, her hand would press against his cheek, and then she'd freeze. She needed to focus to heal him; and right now she was anything but focused. Fear still surged through her veins, a vivid memory trying to force itself to the front of her thoughts.
How can I begin again?
How can I try to love someone new,
someone who isn’t you?
How can I try to love someone new,
someone who isn’t you?
