you feel so tired but you can't sleep

Hopefully the fact that Corvus understood her suffering, at least to some extent, was a comfort to her. Suffering was never fun in itself but somehow it felt lessened when it was shared with those around you... at least that was how Corvus felt. He hadn't even expected to start crying when he'd relayed his own losses to her, but now that he was he felt less foolish than he'd thought. Sure, he'd mourned them in a way, but it felt good to let out some of his pain again in the company of of a packmate and a family member.

"She did," he agreed with another smile, through the tears. Shaye had helped him a lot, even if they hadn't been as close as he wished they had been. "Thanks for talking to me, Poem. I'll come check in on you again later, alright?" He knew she had wanted some alone time, and while she had opened up to his company he felt she might need time to grieve in private too, as she had been before he'd found it. Maybe part of him wanted some time of his own time too. He offered her another gentle, encouraging smile as he bid her farewell.

- exit Corvus -