Perhaps in many respects it was rather selfish of Novella to retreat away like this, there were others that needed to know what had happened after all. Still she would fall straight into Frith's comforting embrace silent apart from quiet sobs as she allowed her emotions to consume her. It still didn't feel real though, and it was fortunate that Frith needed no verbal confirmation as to what had happened for Novella still wasn't sure she could speak the horrid truth out loud. As useless a thought as it was, those words still being unspoken would almost allow her to pretend this wasn't happening at all, allow her to lose herself in the soft melody instead.
She couldn't be sure how long she sat there for, nor even how many times the tune was repeated though she had listened to it intently, gripping onto Frith and a happy reality as much as she could. The grief wouldn't leave though even when she did finally quieten her sobs and control her breathing once more. "What do I do?" Came the question, hopelessness echoed in the quiet tone. She was completely at a loss.
