to be loved is to be changed

*Audra* · 09-01-2023, 06:41 PM

Audra had returned from Ashen after an unexpected journey. Per Gloom's request, they had taken the long route there and back to spend more time together. It was something Audra had happily agreed to. It was something she would not regret. Something she still didn't regret even as news reached her. As happy as her heart felt, it still sunk at the news. Yet, she refused to be sad. She was happy Gloom decided to stay permanently, but there was still a tear in her eye. How was she going to be okay saying good bye? Her heart wrenched at the thought when someone came by to request her presence. How could she say no to her oldest and dearest friend? There was no hesitation as she slipped from her quarters and hurried down the steps. Each gentle step faster than the next as she rushed down to the first aid area.

As she near bursts through the door, Audra ignores the stares from the others. She had to hurry. Had to do something. Wasn't there something she could do? "Gwyn, pain. What is the best for pain?" Her tone is hurried, rushed, hoarse, even without a stutter as she shifts through the myriad of herbs and tinctures placed neatly on a table and in the cabinets. The worried look upon Gwyn's face goes unanswered as Audra grabs something nondescript and rushes out. Her next stop is the kitchens where she finds some of the younger Carpathian's learning how to bake bread and sweets. "May I?" Audra offers with a sweet smile and a terse expression as she attempts to hide her emotions. She is offered a basket of baked goods that she takes between her teeth. There is a nod of thanks before she turns and escapes from the good smelling confines of the kitchen.

Quickly, she continues to hurry her steps with her companions, Mack and Tery, in tow and helping her bring the supplies. It is only when she moves outside of the main doors and onto the castle grounds does she slow. Giving herself enough time to collect her breath and calm her features before she approaches Laeta. There, just around the corner, she sees the frail woman leaning against Mel. A tender and sad smile stretches across her face as she continues to approach. Giving Mack the bag of herbs and Terry the basket of baked goods, Audra goes to sit on the other side of Laeta. She too leans in and closes her eyes. For a minute or so, she does not speak. Only breathes and listens as she allows the world to settle around them.

"The sun feels nice, doesn't it?" Audra whispers as she turns her chin toward Laeta's cheek and looks up at her bestest friend with her one good eye.

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