i'll save you an echo from the hall

He held her as she composed herself, unable to move even if he wanted too, not that he would ever want too. His strong embrace would hold her tight, his paw drapped over her back squeezing her to his frame every so often, as if to remind her that it was solid, that he wouldn't leave. Each sob he would nuzzle her fur, eyes closed tightly as he floated in her emotion, trying to keep both of them afloat in this time. The silence would only be cut by her small voice, and each word was like a slice to his heart. With a soft sigh, that could easily be called a whine, he held her tight as she clung to him. His heart seemed conflicted, unsure if it should race or squeeze in agony. It was a weird feeling, the way his chest tightened as if they were drowning, and yet, as she nuzzled and clung to him, he felt as if he were floating. There was no way he could let go of her now, especially in such a state. He couldn't part from her if he tried, not untill he knew she was okay.

"Oh, my little cloud, I am so sorry." He whispered, sincerity painting his soft tones as he rested his cheek against her skull again. Shining stormy eyes lifted to her bird companion, his ears twisting back in a silent question. How can I fix this?. Such pain couldn't be fixed, it could only be suffered through, and then become a memory. He just had to help her ride the waves, and keep her head above the water. "I couldn't imagine what you're feeling, little dove.." He would whisper, his eyes returning back to her back closing, his paw rising a little higher along her back to hold her that much more closer. He had experianced loss before, the abandonment of his parents, but he had always had his family at his back to help him through his waves of depression and sadness.

He let a deep silence settle between them, his melody ceasing and his sighs non existant. He felt her pain, as she clung to him, face scrunched in his fur. Agony coursed his lungs, his chest, as he held her. This little cloud, this broken girl he had only just met. He couldn't let her go. "I think...we have a problem here." He whispered softly, suddenly, burring his nose into her fur. "I don't think I can let you go now.." He couldn't. He couldn't let her go off to where he couldn't be, and cry alone. He couldn't leave her to her misery, all alone.

"Burn Baby Burn"