Vervain
Eyes widening at the mention of Ianto, Vai understood even more why they'd been operating under this veil of normality - and she wouldn't blame Remi for it. She wrapped an arm around him as he slouched down, kissing the top of his head and falling quiet to listen as he started from the top. She'd heard, of course, about some of what had transpired, and though the Alchemist had said it enough times to numb himself, it was Vai's first go of it, and she had to wipe at her eyes at the thought of the starry-eyed child and the short, abrupt end to her life.
And if only the tragedy had ended at that, Vai pulling Remi closer, holding him more tightly, like she could have done something to shield him against everything that had happened, everything with Ludo, with Seren, with Longnight. "No, I completely understand," she murmured, scowling out at the sea. "I... I don't know what to say, Remi. Is there anything I can do? Anything you need?"
And if only the tragedy had ended at that, Vai pulling Remi closer, holding him more tightly, like she could have done something to shield him against everything that had happened, everything with Ludo, with Seren, with Longnight. "No, I completely understand," she murmured, scowling out at the sea. "I... I don't know what to say, Remi. Is there anything I can do? Anything you need?"
