We raise our chalices to fallen combatants

Claire · 12-06-2022, 09:37 PM

The happiness she felt at seeing her sister again as they embraced was on a whole other level than she was used to. She didn't want to let her sister go, but the happy reunion was short-lived when Nuru stepped back and told her she needed to listen. "I missed you, too," Confusion painted her features as she too drew back. Settling on her haunches as she tried to prepare herself for whatever it was her sister was about to say, though she wasn't sure exactly what sort of news she needed to prepare herself for...

And then it came.

“Faolan is… he’s dead. Gone.” All of a sudden, she felt like the earth beneath her feet had shattered. "Wh...what....?" “We allowed someone into our circle. Someone we thought we could trust. But he betrayed us, and we were attacked by slavers. We fought hard but Faolan succumbed to his injuries.” She felt a lump begin to form in her throat as Nuru's gaze found the ground. Claire began to struggle to fight back tears, and she was sure Nuru had been in the very same position she was in now. “Gargoyle stayed behind to ensure he was put to rest, urging Florian back to Boreas, to come to find you. He said he would be coming but… I don’t know sis, I haven’t seen hide nor hair of him since that day.”

Her sister's gaze rose to meet hers again, and sure enough, the pair of them felt the sting of pain and loss. "I...I can't believe it...Faolan..." They had lost a sibling. A pain that she knew all of them felt. While they hadn't spent the time she wished they had together, he was still close to her heart. They all had been. Even if they hadn't talked much..."And Gargie...I haven't seen him yet...what if he's still...still in trouble? What if he found Florian and they were together? I...we should look for them, shouldn't we? I..." Her breath hitched in her throat as her emotions threatened to choke her. "We...maybe Greed would know what to do...he joined the Hallows with me...we've been traveling together ever since...everything..." She hung her head as the weight of the news sat on her shoulders.

"Speak

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