never to meet again

OLIVER

Within the eye, mysteries of the soul burn deeply beneath the fiery chasms of love

and patiently wait for an awakening

When the at first unknown figure stepped out of the portal, Oliver jumped back, but the moment he heard Loren's voice his body relaxed. While he was still a bit shaken up, he was mostly fine. Reaching down with his free hand, Oliver started to stroke and pet the Luxere, a small smile forming on his face. He wasn't as happy as usual and at this point, was trying his best to make Astra as happy as possible.

With his hand occupied, Oliver turned to look back at Loren. The smile quickly faded and all he could do was start speaking. "Actually, I was coming to look for you." There was a short pause before he continued on. "Do you have a minute? I just need to talk with you for a second." All of Oliver's body urged him to drop everything and pull Loren into a hug.... but Oliver knew better than that. Loren was far from someone who wanted that kind of contact and thus, it was probably never going to happen. The final bit of contact Oliver desired wasn't meant to be and them nearly running into each other was the closest he'd ever get to a hug.