They say blood makes you related but
loyalty makes you family
As Rexanna talked about what Beatrix would be like when Loren’s half-sister got older, his eyes got distant and haunted. As much as he would like to be there for her, he wasn’t sure he’d get the opportunity. That was both because of what might happen during LongNight and because of what was supposedly coming after if he somehow survived. ”I hope I’m around to see it. But I don’t know that luck is what I’ll need when Zariah returns.” Fortitude, strength, the ability to do what needed to be done, even when it was standing against his own family, maybe. But luck was never on his side. And he wasn't going to count on it, or any help really.
When the blue-eyed woman described his actions during their last encounter as ‘the nice mean Loren’ he couldn’t help but snort. ”At least I didn’t summon a dragon to roar at you.” That had probably been a bit too much, what he’d done to Phoebe. Still, the healer had weirdly seemed to either have forgiven him or forgotten about it.
Then Rexanna offered to be his friend again. The Launceleyn’s head lifted to meet her gaze, his own blue eyes haunted and distant. ”I’d like that to. But I’m shit at relationships of all kinds.” Family, romantic, friendship, it didn’t matter: Loren had ruined them all in his life. Still, the blue-eyed woman had been warned about it, and had seen what he might become. If she was willing to give this a shot after all that, he would as well.
When the blue-eyed woman described his actions during their last encounter as ‘the nice mean Loren’ he couldn’t help but snort. ”At least I didn’t summon a dragon to roar at you.” That had probably been a bit too much, what he’d done to Phoebe. Still, the healer had weirdly seemed to either have forgiven him or forgotten about it.
Then Rexanna offered to be his friend again. The Launceleyn’s head lifted to meet her gaze, his own blue eyes haunted and distant. ”I’d like that to. But I’m shit at relationships of all kinds.” Family, romantic, friendship, it didn’t matter: Loren had ruined them all in his life. Still, the blue-eyed woman had been warned about it, and had seen what he might become. If she was willing to give this a shot after all that, he would as well.
LOREN
