He was glad to see her beginning to relax, and gladder still to see her smile. She had worked hard to open Stormbreak's doors and from what he had heard the celebration had been largely a success. If there had been any problems since then no Torcher had come to him about it, so he remained hopeful that the undertaking continued to live up to expectations.
But it was not as a leader that he had come, and there was more to Sohalia than being Stormbreak's Heart. He waited patiently until she noticed his hand, and once she had rested her own within it he closed his fingers around hers and squeezed gently.
"You do not need to tell me what is wrong," he rumbled, his voice a soft echo of the thunder outside. "But I see you, Sohalia. And if it would help to talk, I would be honored to listen. And to help, if I can."
But it was not as a leader that he had come, and there was more to Sohalia than being Stormbreak's Heart. He waited patiently until she noticed his hand, and once she had rested her own within it he closed his fingers around hers and squeezed gently.
"You do not need to tell me what is wrong," he rumbled, his voice a soft echo of the thunder outside. "But I see you, Sohalia. And if it would help to talk, I would be honored to listen. And to help, if I can."
