"we'll change the world!" but nothing seems to change

In the end, if there was absolutely nothing else to be said for Lis, he was a good friend. Sure, Hazel got grumpy with him for waking her up, but she had no idea why he was doing it-- in her mind, she was doing well to hide her nightmares. It wasn't like she would wake up in a cold sweat, heart pounding, terrified-- nope, not something that had happened. Not once, not a few times in the short span they'd lived together. In reality, she'd done terribly trying to hide the nightmares away. He took care of her, best he knew how.

He speaks of losing fights, and Hazel nodded silently. Though he couldn't necessarily relate, he was trying... he was trying. He wasn't wrong, talking about how they were stronger together. The whole was greater than the sum of its parts, when it came to the pair. They'd been inseparable since the very first day, and that wasn't going to change any time soon... Hazel was sure of that. She was more sure of that than she was of anything. Though the fear still ran through her system, there was something else here. Comfort.

"I don't want to be scared anymore." The words were spoken with as much resolve as she could muster, all of it through tears. Still doing her best to hide her face, the girl dragged the piece of foxfire encrusted wood into the fire. Hazel buried her face deep in the boy's shoulder as she returned to her spot by his side, still quivering.

"Speech"