Let History Go

NOAH

set a fire for tomorrow
set it to your woes

When she came back into the corridor from the library he felt his heart flutter some -- out of guilt and out of his other feelings for her. He sunk his hands in his pockets, staying put where he was as she closed the distance between them with her armful of books. For as small of a woman she was, she held those books like they were no burden to her. "I'm not sure what will happen with the Academy after Longnight, but if it stays open I think you should investigate enrollment. To practice your magic." He tried to smile at her, but the sadness and guilt he felt tugged at the corners of his lips and did not let his face wrinkle in the way it normally did when he smiled.

"No, I'm not mad." He said, his hands leaving his pockets and raising palm up towards her. "I owe you an apology." He extended his arms towards her again, offering to take the books from her. "A few days ago I discovered a new shift. I hadn't told you yet, until I found you here, reading." He gestured to where she had been sitting with the lynx. "I'm the cat."

feel defiance burning through my teeth
it's not enough to drag this blade across the day