Eli
He didn't now what to say as she apologised, as if anything he did say wouldn't be enough. Exhaling he glanced at her as she got up and made her way to the kitchen, eyes trailing after her for a time before they looked back at the floor. A hand ran over his cheek, he needed to shave he thought, the stubble was slowly going, being replaced by a beard; not that he didn't like them, but he felt a little more comfortable when it was neat, tidy... uniform.
As she made her way back through he looked up suddenly as he was bombarded with a couple of questions. His head slowly looked down again as he settled, trying to come up with answers. "...Yeah, I have- back where er... back where I'm from, she broke up with me when I enlisted; said she couldn't watch me throw my life away like that, and it's the last I saw of her." he said a little reluctantly. "But you know- time moves on, things move on, you move on, everyone always does. Ain't no doubt about that Phoebe." Eli finished, looking up at her with a small smile.
As she made her way back through he looked up suddenly as he was bombarded with a couple of questions. His head slowly looked down again as he settled, trying to come up with answers. "...Yeah, I have- back where er... back where I'm from, she broke up with me when I enlisted; said she couldn't watch me throw my life away like that, and it's the last I saw of her." he said a little reluctantly. "But you know- time moves on, things move on, you move on, everyone always does. Ain't no doubt about that Phoebe." Eli finished, looking up at her with a small smile.
"Si vis pacem, para bellum." - If you want peace, prepare for war.
