Gatherings like these are always precarious given her entanglements with some of these individuals. It’s not unlike navigating a minefield. Sliding past bodies and averting her gaze from those she wishes to remain at length from. Confident none of them will turn this into a bloodbath or a screaming match given the topics at hand.
In her own more literal hands are a twin pair of lanterns. Entirely different in aesthetic, but had her twins not been that way in life? She briefly touches her eyes on Deimos but he is already in conversation with another. A glance is all they need anyway. Hanging her lanterns with gentle hands. Touching her fingertips to the painted glass for a moment, the Valkyrie sends a prayer out into the ether, and then retreats to gaze upon them from a few steps away, arms around herself. She had wanted to bring Enzo and Flora, but the memories of Fiat Lux had stayed her hand. Safrin’s protections may be a comfort, but they were not enough of a guarantee for a mother who had already lost too many children.
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Ru brings lanterns for Ru’in and Romina.
In her own more literal hands are a twin pair of lanterns. Entirely different in aesthetic, but had her twins not been that way in life? She briefly touches her eyes on Deimos but he is already in conversation with another. A glance is all they need anyway. Hanging her lanterns with gentle hands. Touching her fingertips to the painted glass for a moment, the Valkyrie sends a prayer out into the ether, and then retreats to gaze upon them from a few steps away, arms around herself. She had wanted to bring Enzo and Flora, but the memories of Fiat Lux had stayed her hand. Safrin’s protections may be a comfort, but they were not enough of a guarantee for a mother who had already lost too many children.
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Ru brings lanterns for Ru’in and Romina.
Feel the fear and swallow back the tears
Let weakness disappear, there's nobody but me here
Let weakness disappear, there's nobody but me here
