Eli
Eli frowned a little, sighing; he was sure she would get the concept but, it was like she couldn't quite get round a few of the basic ideas, as it was so different, so removed from what she knew, that anything else was 'mad' in a sense; it was just as he felt. He looked to the floor a moment, the fire he'd so used to defend the Queen had subsided, pushed back down behind a wall of brooding displeasure for everything, the hand slowly slipped off her shoulder, resting back down on his leg as the other was doing. "I- just don't know Phoebe, I can't tell you how things should be, I'm just a single man, how should I know? I'm not a smart man or a scholar or philosopher, all I know is you can live your life without him- there's someone else, there is always someone else; you might've met him, you might not have, but you'll feel the way you felt about him again, with someone else, I can promise you that, it ain't over you get more years than me, that's for sure." he said, trying to be as comforting as the brooding soldier could be, he grinned a little as he laughed, glancing her way.
He was still far out of his element, but at least he was sat there with her, that must've counted for something, right? Otherwise, he had no idea what he was doing.
He was still far out of his element, but at least he was sat there with her, that must've counted for something, right? Otherwise, he had no idea what he was doing.
"Si vis pacem, para bellum." - If you want peace, prepare for war.
