Sohalia
Soh scratched under the dragon's chin, charmed and entertained in equal measure by the creature's purring. The dragons she'd met thus far in her life had acted far more like dogs than cats, so this was an unexpected treat. That makes two of us, said Koa, bringing a blush to Soh's fair cheeks. He'd been doing that a fair bit that evening, and she wasn't quite sure what to make of it. She was relieved when he ordered for them and didn't seem to mind her lack of experience.
She paused when he asked about her Attunement, having to think back quite a ways for the story. "I was quite young when I Attuned," she told him. "My parents had just died, and I went to pray for them at a Mort shrine." She didn't even remember what she'd said, really, but she remembered the overwhelming sorrow that she'd felt, the fear that she was and would always be alone. That she'd prayed to be free of the pain of losing them, and that freedom had brought birds to mind for her. But that seemed like a lot to dump on someone she'd just met, so she simply smiled a little sadly and said, "I suppose I didn't decide to Attune as much as Mort decided it was what I needed."
She paused when he asked about her Attunement, having to think back quite a ways for the story. "I was quite young when I Attuned," she told him. "My parents had just died, and I went to pray for them at a Mort shrine." She didn't even remember what she'd said, really, but she remembered the overwhelming sorrow that she'd felt, the fear that she was and would always be alone. That she'd prayed to be free of the pain of losing them, and that freedom had brought birds to mind for her. But that seemed like a lot to dump on someone she'd just met, so she simply smiled a little sadly and said, "I suppose I didn't decide to Attune as much as Mort decided it was what I needed."
these aching memories still dance around me
