NOAH
I wait and tell myself "life ain't chess,"
Noah let his head fall into one hand, propped up on the table by his elbow. Sobs shook his shoulders as he, mostly subconsciously, reached out to touch Korbin with the fingers on his other hand. the emotions spilled over him like a breeched dam, starting as a spray before crashing against him with all the force of the once-barricaded river. The raven's question startled him, and Noah choked down another sob. Glacier eyes lifted to meet icy blue, the same eyes on the raven than on the man. "I'm sorry," He started, voice shaky, "for not coming sooner. I could have found you...helped...done something..." The guilt that the man had been feeling grabbed his heart, squeezing it in its fist like a snowball in the hand of a child. "I shouldn't have left you by yourself."
The memory of the Festival of Lights showed across the bond. "Ludo brought her to me, and she said you were still alive--" He choked again, the hand that had been holding his head running down his face to wipe his tears "--and I should have come sooner."
But no one comes in and yes, you're alone...
