Choices Choices

Moments after she greets the Empress, another older woman approaches. Audra watches as the woman embraces Gloom with a hug and a kiss. This warms and breaks her heart at the same time. How was she supposed to tear Gloom's family's hearts out by taking her away? For a moment, her expression falters as she takes a step back, but also somehow leans slightly closer to Gloom. Were they making the right decision? Her heart races as she feels her throat begin to tighten.

Before anyone has a chance to say anything, Gloom's brother approaches. Audra can tell it is Spirit from what Gloom had described on their journey up to Ashen. She looks at him and smiles softly as he touches his nose to Gloom's cheek. If Audra hadn't been so selfish. No, now wasn't the time for negative thoughts! Taking a deep breath, she waited quietly until Gloom began to speak. Her ears visibly perk up as Gloom introduces her. She feels heat spread across her cheeks as she shifts her weight nervously.

Whenever Gloom looked to her, her one good eye would light up with Happiness and a timid smile would cross her lips. Listening to Gloom explain what happened and that she wanted to stay at the Hallows with her made her heart swell both with glee and sadness. Saying goodbye to family was never a good time. Her attention quickly turns to Spirit and her brows raise. "Oh, o-of course," Audra stutters back, never having met anyone else with a stutter and also because being a healer was second nature to her. His next words has her eye brimming with water.

"A-Always, I p-promise," her voice is quiet but sure as she smiles from Gloom to Spirit. There was no one else she wanted to spend the rest of her days with.

"Speech"