somewhere between unsure & a hundred
10-22-2014, 05:41 PM
There were things to be done, places to be, and right now, Natalya couldn't stand to be near the man she loved most despite her natural desire that he would comfort her. She took several deep breaths, letting silence settle between them. They had never been through anything so difficult and trying, and she wasn't sure how to handle it other than creating space. But putting space between them made her feel guilty. Her mind was playing its own game of tug-of-war, and eventually one side won out.
"I'll... be back in a few days. I have some things to take care of with our allies." It was all she would say to him, her voice merely a whisper, before she turned and headed down the mountain to carry out her mission.