if i never saw you again

Tell me. She situated herself where she was, standing and turning around once before she settled in to a comfortable position laying down and looking out at the sea. The waves rumbled far beneath the cliffs, giving her a rhythmic soundtrack to focus on while she collected her thoughts. What did he wish to know? Why did he wish to know, after all this time? Theory blinked slowly as stars began to appear above them, pinpricks of perfect light in the dark pelt of the sky. "I'm opening the lands to the public, as a school. Poem has gotten married and had children - they're all fiercely smart, good kids. Some have chosen to leave, some have stayed. I don't think Rhythm is much longer for this earth... Rhyme's mother. She's been staying here, soaking up the time she can with the grandchildren." Theory halted, her voice falling short. The night seemed to swallow up her words one by one.

Noir seemed to be a patient listener. She laid there quietly in the darkness, waiting for a response from across the grass. If she didn't look right at him, she could almost pretend they were kids again. Just fussing around in the grass before making their way home to Rhyme's den. Her throat caught at the thought of it, tightening with a grief so fierce that she almost lost her breath. She'd pushed through with the singular goal of opening the school in mind, but it would haunt her that no one was here to see it come to fruition. Not Shaye. Not Rhyme. Not Tana.