when it's dark out

Sohalia

The Undercroft had been glorious, with its tomes overflowing with knowledge from the ages. Sohalia smiled, her eyes lighting up at the memory. "The Undercroft is amazing!" she gushed. "There are so many books! I enjoyed some of the history books and the books about different places all over the world - have you ever heard of the Oerwoud? I didn't even know it existed until I read about it!" Realizing she was rambling, Sohalia blushed and smoothed her hands over her skirts. "It was kind of sad, too, though. So much of the lower levels are just... lost, now."

Lena spoke of Stormbreak lovingly, and for a moment, Sohalia was just a little jealous. There was nothing in particular for her back home, and she thought of the Hollowed Grounds only as a place that once held good memories. What must it be like, to have somewhere one looked forward to returning to?

"Oh, but that's marvelous!" said Sohalia in response to Lena's revelation. "Though I must admit, I don't know very much about the Celestine. Or, for that matter, about Frey!" Sohalia giggled in a rather self-deprecating way. "Could you tell me about them?"

and that's the hope I have
the only thing I know that's keeping me alive