Despite the great deal of trepidation Loren felt about heading back into Torchline, he figured it'd be safe enough to do so at the Festival of Lights. Arriving, he spotted Morgan and immediately made a beeline to the woman, figuring there would be safety in numbers and wanting at least some company, even if it wasn't exactly friendly. "Captain." It was as professional as most of the times he spoke to her.
Despite that, he hung his lanterns up almost gingerly next to the one she'd made. "That's beautiful. I hope you don't mind if mine join yours." It came out softly, and his motions were hesitant. The first, for Edrei, was a depiction of a flame, vibrant and bright and hungry as she had been in life.
It was only as he hung the second that he realized the irony of the placement. Because the second was made with markings unfamiliar to most in this world, hieroglyphics to represent the afterlife, with a god with the head of a jackal adorning the top of it. It was clearly for Abasi, whose life had been tragically cut short by fire.
Perhaps there was some poetry in the two lanterns. Still, all Loren felt was sadness as he stepped back and regarded them. However, it was a dull ache, nothing like the fresh and raw wound his grief had been right after the undertaker had died.
Despite that, he hung his lanterns up almost gingerly next to the one she'd made. "That's beautiful. I hope you don't mind if mine join yours." It came out softly, and his motions were hesitant. The first, for Edrei, was a depiction of a flame, vibrant and bright and hungry as she had been in life.
It was only as he hung the second that he realized the irony of the placement. Because the second was made with markings unfamiliar to most in this world, hieroglyphics to represent the afterlife, with a god with the head of a jackal adorning the top of it. It was clearly for Abasi, whose life had been tragically cut short by fire.
Perhaps there was some poetry in the two lanterns. Still, all Loren felt was sadness as he stepped back and regarded them. However, it was a dull ache, nothing like the fresh and raw wound his grief had been right after the undertaker had died.
you are lost, hope is gone
but you must go on
Loren
Base Code by Sky!
