[ Something about what he says rattles her. No, that's not the word. It...angers her, actually. This idea that this is where she might learn what she's capable of, that this is the worst thing she has had to endure. Separation from home, something unknown, being away from the people she cares the most about...
All the while there's a ticking clock somewhere out there, unseen, until the numbers 33 become 32, and then she'll be gone like all of the others. For a moment, she closes her eyes, hoping to rein in whatever impulse emotion might overtake her.
There's a thin, reedy exhale through her teeth when she opens her eyes again. They settle on the kids eating, on the families sitting close by. ]
It's not the first time. This is just...the last.
[ The last chance she has at changing anything. And if it doesn't work? Then the outcome doesn't change what would have happened otherwise. Her hope isn't for herself: it's for Lune, it's for Maelle, it's for Lumiere. For those who come after.
Because she, as far as she cares, has already reached the end before. And all of this is just a little extra time.
Sciel starts walking. He is welcome to walk with her - or he is welcome to go his own way. He isn't beholden to her, after all. ]
miiiiild spoilers but vague
All the while there's a ticking clock somewhere out there, unseen, until the numbers 33 become 32, and then she'll be gone like all of the others. For a moment, she closes her eyes, hoping to rein in whatever impulse emotion might overtake her.
There's a thin, reedy exhale through her teeth when she opens her eyes again. They settle on the kids eating, on the families sitting close by. ]
It's not the first time. This is just...the last.
[ The last chance she has at changing anything. And if it doesn't work? Then the outcome doesn't change what would have happened otherwise. Her hope isn't for herself: it's for Lune, it's for Maelle, it's for Lumiere. For those who come after.
Because she, as far as she cares, has already reached the end before. And all of this is just a little extra time.
Sciel starts walking. He is welcome to walk with her - or he is welcome to go his own way. He isn't beholden to her, after all. ]