Just give me a reason

I'll leave my love hidden in the sun

The responding smile was bright and brilliant, relief plain to see. This kind of discord was not something she enjoyed, nor did she want to do anything but forgive and overlook every flaw her friends possessed. It was easy when she was the only one to potentially be hurt and betrayed… but as soon as other people came into the picture, that was no longer a luxury she could afford.

“Thank you.” Switching the grip on one hand, from a simple hold to a firm grasp of palm on palm. A soldier’s pact, an oath sworn. “And I promise I will help you and Deimos in every way I can until this task is complete.” She would have loved to make pledges not to kill anyone or fold in reservations… but the young demigod did not.
That this was something Safrin had decreed made all the difference. For her mother, Seren would do anything.

That did not prevent the trembling sigh of trepidation from shuddering across her lips however, when the monumental task before them truly sank in.
“It’s going to be difficult, isn’t it,” she murmured, the first hint of true insecurity awakening in her gaze. “I hope I will be as useful as you think…But you have to know, I have never done anything like this before.”

And wasn't that the understatement of a lifetime.

For when the darkness comes

SEREN