Resolution
10-09-2015, 06:37 PM
Steel had been hurting for so long now. He was nothing at all like Faria, who seemed to take life as it was thrown at her, without dwelling on the past all the time - he tried to be, honestly he did, but it still all hurt so damn bad. He couldn't just forget it all, like it'd never happened. No. It wracked his heart every day, and now, he was going to have to share his pain with Ara and Novel and whoever else remained back in Fiori, if that was where they were still. He clenched his jaws together, grimacing as she began to spoke. It helped to have Faria at his side, though she was not his like Novel was Ara's. He had no constant in his life to lean upon, even if her presence was comforting nonetheless. It was surprising to hear they'd been searching for him for months. Ara had always been the restless type, always out looking for herbs and flowers, but not like this. Had they left Psalm and Hymn behind? His brows pulled together. Steel wished he had gone to tell them long ago, not sent them on a wild goose chase. He would exhale sharply as he felt the weight of what he had to say tugging painfully at his heart. "They're gone," he said finally, plainly, unsure how else to say it. It wasn't something that could be sugar-coated or said nicely. It just.. was, and it fucking hurt. "They died last summer. Not long after we left." Had it really been over a year so far? Steel grimaced, as though in physical pain, his gaze cast to his paws. He felt his eyes stinging with tears but he blinked them back, not wanting to cry like an idiot in front of not just Faria, but his sister and her mate. His face was steely, his emotions struggling to be contained as he lifted his gaze to Ara again. "I'm sorry. I didn't know what to do. I just left. I had to keep moving and I didn't know how to tell anyone, or even if I should find you." |
