Sah
As Tal spoke, Sah found himself softening. He took a sip of his drink and once the courier fell quiet, he murmured a quiet but earnest, "Thank you." He truly hadn't expected this level of care from the other man, and it was rather humbling.
Still to save the courier what little dignity he had, Sah pushed on, letting his companion act as a cover. "Lilly is ok. Just... grieving." The Abandoned sighed as he braced himself, "When I came to Caido, a family in Snowcloak took me in as one of their own. Their daughter Aino, became the older sister I never had."
Sah's voice cracked on her name as he continued, "Aino, was Cordelia's cousin, making Cordelia my adopted cousin." The Abandoned's grip on his glass tightened, "And earlier this season, Aino was determined to go hunting despite it being Deepfrost. I tried to talk her out of it." He shook his head, "But I couldn't. So, I decided to go with her and back her up."
"We were almost home, practically on the edge of the barrier. But a white dragon came out of nowhere. I tried." Sah gritted his teeth as he spoke, "I tried to stop it. To at least get her body back. But it was too powerful." He shook his head as he glared at the table, "She died. Cordelia blames me. Rightfully."
Sah let out another shaky exhale, throwing back the rest of his drink with shaking fingers. The grief and shame were hard to swallow and seemed to always be at the corners of his mind lately. He'd failed Aino and she'd been murdered in the process.
Still to save the courier what little dignity he had, Sah pushed on, letting his companion act as a cover. "Lilly is ok. Just... grieving." The Abandoned sighed as he braced himself, "When I came to Caido, a family in Snowcloak took me in as one of their own. Their daughter Aino, became the older sister I never had."
Sah's voice cracked on her name as he continued, "Aino, was Cordelia's cousin, making Cordelia my adopted cousin." The Abandoned's grip on his glass tightened, "And earlier this season, Aino was determined to go hunting despite it being Deepfrost. I tried to talk her out of it." He shook his head, "But I couldn't. So, I decided to go with her and back her up."
"We were almost home, practically on the edge of the barrier. But a white dragon came out of nowhere. I tried." Sah gritted his teeth as he spoke, "I tried to stop it. To at least get her body back. But it was too powerful." He shook his head as he glared at the table, "She died. Cordelia blames me. Rightfully."
Sah let out another shaky exhale, throwing back the rest of his drink with shaking fingers. The grief and shame were hard to swallow and seemed to always be at the corners of his mind lately. He'd failed Aino and she'd been murdered in the process.
I think there for I am,
But what if all I do is bleed?
But what if all I do is bleed?
