Hotaru
A one-night stand gone wrong? Well hell, Hotaru could relate to that, and her esteem for this woman she has never known in her life immediately rises. At least Remi had been involved in the lives of his children (a little). Hotaru has had worse experiences, and though having children in Helovia was far more common, those wounds have always stuck with her.
The offer slips out before she can think to stop it. "If my magic can help her in the least, I'd be happy to visit every once in a while." Medics and clinics in Torchline were fantastic, but magical healers were a rare breed. Then again they did have the Fountain, but Hotaru isn't sure on the specifics of it - did the waters continue to hold their power when removed from its basin, or would his mother have to walk all the way there to utilize it? Either way, he can turn her down if need be.
It's easier to answer him when she isn't looking into his eyes, so she stares out at the path ahead of them and struggles in the same way over what to say. "I'm an Outlander. I lost my children when our world was destroyed; one of them was brought here by The Voice before me, but he -" her throat clicks as she swallows hard, hand trembling slightly against his elbow. They are the only signs of her cracking composure. It wouldn't hurt quite so badly if the memories of the lamplighter and Talyson's quiet questions weren't so recent. "The LongNight monsters killed him not long before I arrived." Inhaling shakily - easier to hide with how quiet her breaths are - Ru's wry smile is a little tremulous but at least she can meet his eyes this time. "Flora is a twin." Is, because Enzo's death would never erase that. "She and her brother were a one night stand go wrong as well. Enzo - her brother - was killed during the war." For what it's worth, the closure Mort had given her makes it a little easier to talk about him.
Shaking her head slightly, she clears her throat. "The only other family I have is Deimos. He's one of Halo's Wardens, most people have heard of him though usually known as the Resurrected Sword." Safrin's champion and a hero of the war, his name often reaches people before he has ever met them. "He is like my brother. I have known him most of my life." As precious to her as a person could be.
Realizing she has been talking for a while - about quite sensitive topics too - Hotaru tries to think of her own question to get the spotlight off of herself. Normally she revels in the attention, but this kind? Vulnerable, painful? She can only handle so much of it at once. "Do you have children? Or have you ever wanted them?" Two questions technically but Ru doesn't care. He has shown no qualms with Flora's existence, but it would be good to know if it would ever become a future problem.
The offer slips out before she can think to stop it. "If my magic can help her in the least, I'd be happy to visit every once in a while." Medics and clinics in Torchline were fantastic, but magical healers were a rare breed. Then again they did have the Fountain, but Hotaru isn't sure on the specifics of it - did the waters continue to hold their power when removed from its basin, or would his mother have to walk all the way there to utilize it? Either way, he can turn her down if need be.
It's easier to answer him when she isn't looking into his eyes, so she stares out at the path ahead of them and struggles in the same way over what to say. "I'm an Outlander. I lost my children when our world was destroyed; one of them was brought here by The Voice before me, but he -" her throat clicks as she swallows hard, hand trembling slightly against his elbow. They are the only signs of her cracking composure. It wouldn't hurt quite so badly if the memories of the lamplighter and Talyson's quiet questions weren't so recent. "The LongNight monsters killed him not long before I arrived." Inhaling shakily - easier to hide with how quiet her breaths are - Ru's wry smile is a little tremulous but at least she can meet his eyes this time. "Flora is a twin." Is, because Enzo's death would never erase that. "She and her brother were a one night stand go wrong as well. Enzo - her brother - was killed during the war." For what it's worth, the closure Mort had given her makes it a little easier to talk about him.
Shaking her head slightly, she clears her throat. "The only other family I have is Deimos. He's one of Halo's Wardens, most people have heard of him though usually known as the Resurrected Sword." Safrin's champion and a hero of the war, his name often reaches people before he has ever met them. "He is like my brother. I have known him most of my life." As precious to her as a person could be.
Realizing she has been talking for a while - about quite sensitive topics too - Hotaru tries to think of her own question to get the spotlight off of herself. Normally she revels in the attention, but this kind? Vulnerable, painful? She can only handle so much of it at once. "Do you have children? Or have you ever wanted them?" Two questions technically but Ru doesn't care. He has shown no qualms with Flora's existence, but it would be good to know if it would ever become a future problem.
Now you can quit, you can cave in
but just know you're not beyond saving
but just know you're not beyond saving
