bridges
07-27-2015, 08:46 AM
Perhaps he would refuse to speak to her. It was a likely possibility - and one she was prepared for - though she hoped it would not turn out that way. His expression seemed guarded, suddenly, all hints of sadness and confusion that his voice had echoed a moment before suddenly disappearing. Still, after a moment, he answered her - yes, Drashiel answered him. Not in any sort of tangible way but Atreides seemed to feel as though Drashiel was still there, somehow, surely guiding him. If only she felt any sort of remnant of her brother's legacy. All she felt was a painful emptiness in her heart where he had once resided. Despite his tone not being accusatory, it felt like a sudden blow to her chest. Without meaning to, she exhaled sharply and realized she'd been holding her breath. Did he think that she wouldn't have come to Drashiel if he was dying? Proud as she was, she would've done anything to keep her brother alive - even if it meant sacrificing her own life. "I never heard their calls," she explained carefully. Perhaps he would believe her - she knew it was up to him if he decided to believe her or not. No matter of convincing would change his mind, if he was anything like Drashiel. "The Armadas are wolves of the north," Lysis would explain, somewhat wistfully, as she cast her eyes to the sky. Surely he would not believe that his father had left her without much explanation, and not the other way around. She didn't blame him for carving his own path, but she wished he had reached out to her first. "I never knew that Drashiel and Roman had gone south. They left without telling me." They had grown apart, something that was not necessarily only Drashiel's fault - though she felt as though she had tried just a tad harder than him. "I ought to have gone looking for him sooner, but I did not expect them to leave the home of our youth. Only when I was certain that all family had fled the north did I go too. I suppose I was hanging on to some hope that my brother and sister might return to our home." Her voice wavered slightly, a rare moment of weakness, though she composed herself quickly. "I am sorry I wasn't here. I would have been, if I had only known." |
Kyarst, her half-brother and closest friend, is allowed in any and all of her threads.