For the briefest of moments, she felt her heart beat too fast, heard the blood rushing in her ears, and she felt like she was back in that alley, a prisoner of her own panic. She'd never wanted this, never wanted anyone to get hurt. She and Mateo should have been friends for other reasons, not become close due to her almost having killed someone. And though she'd hoped thoroughly to never see the man again, she'd also never intended for anything to happen to him... no matter how much he deserved it.
But Mateo was blessedly silent on the details, and that allowed Soh a glimmer of hope that perhaps the man was simply imprisoned somewhere, left to rot in a jail cell with nothing to occupy him but his own thoughts.
When his hand softly covered hers, Soh jumped a little, somehow managing to avoid spilling her wine. The news that his fathers were demigods was revelation enough, but that they would care enough to do something to help her? Even if it was through Mateo's intervention, the thought of two such powerful people doing anything to make things better for someone like her was both touching and concerning. She felt as though she should thank them, but what did one do in this sort of situation? Send a gift basket?
"I... don't know what to say," she finally said, her brow creased with worry and her voice slightly shaky. "I - I never thought..." She'd never thought to be free of the monster who'd attacked her, always anticipated looking over her shoulder. She'd even considered moving, no matter how much she loved Stormbreak, just to get away from the memory of him. But now it was like a weight had lifted from her shoulders. She met Mateo's gaze squarely and took a deep breath. "Thank you." And, to her surprise, she meant it.
But Mateo was blessedly silent on the details, and that allowed Soh a glimmer of hope that perhaps the man was simply imprisoned somewhere, left to rot in a jail cell with nothing to occupy him but his own thoughts.
When his hand softly covered hers, Soh jumped a little, somehow managing to avoid spilling her wine. The news that his fathers were demigods was revelation enough, but that they would care enough to do something to help her? Even if it was through Mateo's intervention, the thought of two such powerful people doing anything to make things better for someone like her was both touching and concerning. She felt as though she should thank them, but what did one do in this sort of situation? Send a gift basket?
"I... don't know what to say," she finally said, her brow creased with worry and her voice slightly shaky. "I - I never thought..." She'd never thought to be free of the monster who'd attacked her, always anticipated looking over her shoulder. She'd even considered moving, no matter how much she loved Stormbreak, just to get away from the memory of him. But now it was like a weight had lifted from her shoulders. She met Mateo's gaze squarely and took a deep breath. "Thank you." And, to her surprise, she meant it.
Sohalia
