Cordelia
It felt silly to be on the verge of tears. They pricked behind her eyes suddenly and she drew in a sharp breath, a poor attempt to steel herself, knowing this couldn't be avoided. The need was too great and the cost at not getting this relic much too large. Still, it didn't stop her from worrying for him. For Noah. They were all she'd known this last season. The idea of losing both of them was enough to make her heart seize painfully in her chest. There was no telling what lay in wait for them there. If the Ascended had already tried unsuccessfully to receive it she had no doubt whatever was there was going to be a challenge.
Still, she needed to be strong. It wouldn't do to have them worrying about her alone. Cordelia's grip tightened on the letter and she gave a quick nod despite the sheen of tears that would be clear in the low torchlight. "I will be. You'll be careful, right?" The question was barely more than a whisper, voice threatening to tremble as she suddenly surged forward, seizing him in a hug. "I can't lose both of you. I need you to be careful. Please."
Still, she needed to be strong. It wouldn't do to have them worrying about her alone. Cordelia's grip tightened on the letter and she gave a quick nod despite the sheen of tears that would be clear in the low torchlight. "I will be. You'll be careful, right?" The question was barely more than a whisper, voice threatening to tremble as she suddenly surged forward, seizing him in a hug. "I can't lose both of you. I need you to be careful. Please."
Present all your pretty feelings
May they comfort you tonight
May they comfort you tonight
