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*Fel* · 12-17-2020, 10:07 PM

They were both so incredibly tender with her and it was exactly what she needed. The affection and companionship that she'd gone without seemed to be poured upon her like a waterfall. A waterfall that she would happily drown beneath. Fel cried but her tears didn't wet her cheeks for long. Either Azriel or Sibyl wiped them away. Their soothing motions made her calmer and she felt the exhaustion in her body and mind with each passing moment. She wondered if they might stay beside her while she slept, but she didn't want to ask. Asking was weakness. More weakness than she was already showing. So far she hadn't asked them for anything. Her sadness simply happened and they were here to witness it.

Azriel's soft words were spoken just for the three of them and a soft, stifled sob caught in Fel's throat. The words were kind. A well wish for a man that Azriel had never met. It touched the woman's heart more than she could ever possibly explain. The silver spattered fae buried her face within her own forelegs and cried until there was nothing left in her. She had been fine until she heard her brother's name on Azriel's lips. Had he just spoken the words, she would have been fine, but hearing Aureus' name made everything so real. So final. She wasn't ready and yet she had absolutely no choice in the matter.

In time Fel's tears ceased but she didn't raise her head again. Not until Azriel spoke once more. He wanted her to stay with them for a few days. 'Don't let yourself be hurt' he said. A dry scoff left the raw throat of the woman and she spoke in low tones. "The hurt is carried within me. It doesn't matter where I am. This is a hurt that will stay." It would stay for a long while, anyway. In time the pain would fade as all pain did, but it would be a long road until then.

Sibyl nuzzled into her cheek tenderly and Fel leaned into the woman. She spoke her own wishes for Fel to stay with them. The woman almost argued that her well being didn't matter, but it did. If it didn't, she wouldn't be here, now, with them. She had needed them and so she would accept their offer to stay. A few small nods of agreement were given. Fel's brow furrowed and she brought one paw up to gently rub at her face. "I'm so tired," she finally admitted. If she slept now, she had no doubt that sleep would lay claim to her for quite some time.

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