Sohalia
Sohalia laughed, charmed. "I'd certainly do my best. Although, normally I'm pretty boring - I just take a journal and a pencil and go wherever the wind takes me." It was a figure of speech, but it might as well have been literal - she did, from time to time, shift to get an aerial view of her area of choice, and that had taken her to some interesting places, as well.
She traveled often, it was true, but she'd found herself drawn more and more to the city since her arrival. At least, until The Incident, which had chased her off again. It was complicated. She smiled crookedly. "I am," she admitted, glancing at Koa sidelong. "But I always end up at home again." If it was her way of saying yes, Koa, you will get to see more of her, then she was quite sly about it.
That he was a Dragoon made no small influence on Soh, and she tilted her head, her eyes alighting with interest even as her shoulders relaxed infinitesimally. If he was a Dragoon, that meant that she'd be safe. She could stop worrying about him, and her surroundings, and where they were going, and whether she'd be stuck out after dark. It meant that he could take care of her, and that was something that was the reassurance that Soh dearly needed these days. "Yes, Pip, keep him in line," Soh laughed as the little dragon nipped at her bonded. "But that's so impressive!"
Of course, it also meant that he might have heard of her and her case, and she was glad not to have given her full name. Although Mateo had been sworn to secrecy regarding her identity, Tal had not, and if word had gotten back to Anju that the girl attacked in the Silk Houses had been Soh... well, anything was possible. She swallowed down those nerves, though, in favor of reaching to span the distance between them and gently touch Koa's arm. As an orphan, she could relate all too well to the fear of losing a parent. "I'm sorry to hear that," she said gently. Then, hesitantly. "If you ever need help, my door's always open."
She traveled often, it was true, but she'd found herself drawn more and more to the city since her arrival. At least, until The Incident, which had chased her off again. It was complicated. She smiled crookedly. "I am," she admitted, glancing at Koa sidelong. "But I always end up at home again." If it was her way of saying yes, Koa, you will get to see more of her, then she was quite sly about it.
That he was a Dragoon made no small influence on Soh, and she tilted her head, her eyes alighting with interest even as her shoulders relaxed infinitesimally. If he was a Dragoon, that meant that she'd be safe. She could stop worrying about him, and her surroundings, and where they were going, and whether she'd be stuck out after dark. It meant that he could take care of her, and that was something that was the reassurance that Soh dearly needed these days. "Yes, Pip, keep him in line," Soh laughed as the little dragon nipped at her bonded. "But that's so impressive!"
Of course, it also meant that he might have heard of her and her case, and she was glad not to have given her full name. Although Mateo had been sworn to secrecy regarding her identity, Tal had not, and if word had gotten back to Anju that the girl attacked in the Silk Houses had been Soh... well, anything was possible. She swallowed down those nerves, though, in favor of reaching to span the distance between them and gently touch Koa's arm. As an orphan, she could relate all too well to the fear of losing a parent. "I'm sorry to hear that," she said gently. Then, hesitantly. "If you ever need help, my door's always open."
these aching memories still dance around me
