There was something immediately soothing about being wrapped in a warm embrace, and Soh sighed with relief as Tal wrapped his arms around her shoulders. She rested her right cheek against his shoulder and tucked her head against his neck. She could feel him breathing, and the steady rhythm put her further at ease; she could time her own breaths with his, and focusing on the gentle in, out, in out, helped her to shut out the less savory thoughts running through her mind.
For a few moments, anyway, until some of her other fears bubbled to the surface. Tal had dismissed most of her worries about being hated or looked down upon, but even he couldn't solve everything. "What am I supposed to do now?" she murmured softly before pulling back slightly to look Tal in the eye, though she kept her arms looped loosely around his ribs. "That man is still out there. What if he figures out who I am? What if he finds my shop? My home?"
Her voice was fearful, tentative, but there was an undercurrent of something else there, something dark and ugly and angry - angry that she'd been subjected to this and angry that the man who'd attacked her had gotten away with it. She hadn't wanted to be the one to kill him, but that didn't mean she wanted him walking around without consequence while she was left to cower in her own home.
For a few moments, anyway, until some of her other fears bubbled to the surface. Tal had dismissed most of her worries about being hated or looked down upon, but even he couldn't solve everything. "What am I supposed to do now?" she murmured softly before pulling back slightly to look Tal in the eye, though she kept her arms looped loosely around his ribs. "That man is still out there. What if he figures out who I am? What if he finds my shop? My home?"
Her voice was fearful, tentative, but there was an undercurrent of something else there, something dark and ugly and angry - angry that she'd been subjected to this and angry that the man who'd attacked her had gotten away with it. She hadn't wanted to be the one to kill him, but that didn't mean she wanted him walking around without consequence while she was left to cower in her own home.
