i wont wear you down

His awkward exterior didn’t lessen as she replied to him, but the girl didn’t know how to respond anyway. She wasn’t practiced in talking to those outside of Lament, and with her dejected state she didn’t have much topic for conversation anyway. Ballad was a mess, not that she could remember how she was before. She just knew that this was not how she was supposed to be. Uncertainty, curiosity, interest. She signed softly, knowing this stranger likely couldn’t understand her fidgeting like signals.

He gave her a name, Corvus, as he asked of her origins. He seemed optimistic despite how their conversation had gone so far. ”I’m Ballad Pyre.” She offered, her tones silky if not tinged with a sadness she couldn’t quite rid. ”I.. don’t think so.” She was prepared to explain her situation to him, he seemed interested enough. ”I’m staying in Legion with my brother right now,” Now that he’d asked the right question she was a fountain of information comparatively. ”We lost our memories, and I couldn’t tell you where we are really from.” Her paws signed absently of loss and pain but her voice remained almost neutral.