I will break into your thoughts...

Somehow Eltrys could almost hear her words just before she said them. His face grew solemn and still, as his gaze fell to the grass between them. A single white clover swayed in the wind as she relayed that Aryn had been the one to decimate and dismantle her home.

He almost didn't have to hear her tell him how she didn't know of Tarys. Something within him told him he was gone.

"You have been much help Atreyu, thank you. I am..." He sighed, looking away, closing his eyes to breathe the gentle wind, and turned back to her, his arctic eyes seeking hers in sincerity, "I am devastated to know my family has affected yours so... deeply. My sincerest apology can not wipe away the transgressions set upon you and yours. Please know, you have an ally in me and if I come across any from Judila, I will do what I can to reunite them with you." He dipped his head, a solemn vow he would take seriously.

"Speech!"