yet my blood renders me a King
Sah's lips twitched as Alea accepted Lilly's company and his companion sent him waves of encouragement and determination. Seemed like they were on the same page as usual. The Abandoned did his best to keep his posture relaxed and made no effort to force eye contact. He really didn't want to scare her further.
Alea's question however gave him pause. "Ah... well." He had to think for a moment. How to define it? "When you're scared or in an unfamiliar situation, you feel like either running or fighting, right? Your heart starts pounding and you start sweating? You start looking for exits and such? That's stress."
Sah paused to let that sink in and to collect his thoughts. "The thing about stress is, you can feel it even when there's no real danger. If you are somewhere you don't want to be or someone is talking to you and saying mean things, you might feel stress. I've been stressed too much lately and needed a break, so I came out here where I won't run into too many people and am less likely to feel stressed. I came here to relax. That's what I mean." The Outlander tilted his head slightly, brow furrowed. "Does that make sense? I'm not sure I'm explaining it well."
When prompted, Sah's eyes went to the small doll and he smiled softly, "I see. That's good." It was certainly good that the pup at least had a deity looking out for her. But if it was just Ludo, he couldn't help but feel concerned. Sah hummed as he determined how to raise his concerns. "Ludo is busy a lot, right? Who makes sure you get enough food and are safe at night? Do you have someone?" If Alea said no, Sah wasn't sure what he'd do. There was no way he was leaving her behind if she was truly alone.
Alea's question however gave him pause. "Ah... well." He had to think for a moment. How to define it? "When you're scared or in an unfamiliar situation, you feel like either running or fighting, right? Your heart starts pounding and you start sweating? You start looking for exits and such? That's stress."
Sah paused to let that sink in and to collect his thoughts. "The thing about stress is, you can feel it even when there's no real danger. If you are somewhere you don't want to be or someone is talking to you and saying mean things, you might feel stress. I've been stressed too much lately and needed a break, so I came out here where I won't run into too many people and am less likely to feel stressed. I came here to relax. That's what I mean." The Outlander tilted his head slightly, brow furrowed. "Does that make sense? I'm not sure I'm explaining it well."
When prompted, Sah's eyes went to the small doll and he smiled softly, "I see. That's good." It was certainly good that the pup at least had a deity looking out for her. But if it was just Ludo, he couldn't help but feel concerned. Sah hummed as he determined how to raise his concerns. "Ludo is busy a lot, right? Who makes sure you get enough food and are safe at night? Do you have someone?" If Alea said no, Sah wasn't sure what he'd do. There was no way he was leaving her behind if she was truly alone.
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