[Sorey’s hand stills in Zaveid’s hair, long locks wrapped around his fingers before he slowly combs them through again. Keeps combing, for Zaveid’s sake, for his own.]
You wouldn’t be wearing that bracelet otherwise. [Yeah, he noticed. He just didn’t say anything.]
Theodora became a dragon…but didn’t you have time with her anyway? And Eizen, didn’t you have time with him? With Dezel? Could you say you’d trade those moments to avoid the pain that came after? [Sorey sighs through his nose, resting his chin on the arm of the couch.] I dunno, maybe you would. I don’t think you would.
But you came to me and asked to join up with us. Maybe you did it out of obligation, and figured you’d move on once everything was done, but that’s not how it happened. We became friends. You put your life down for us. And after everything, you stayed with Mikleo and Lailah and Edna, and you traveled with other Shepherds and you were with Rose and Alisha until they died.
Those aren’t the actions of a man afraid to go for what he wants. That’s how someone acts when they know that time is fleeting, and they want to savor every moment they have with the people they love. That’s what I think.
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[Sorey’s hand stills in Zaveid’s hair, long locks wrapped around his fingers before he slowly combs them through again. Keeps combing, for Zaveid’s sake, for his own.]
You wouldn’t be wearing that bracelet otherwise. [Yeah, he noticed. He just didn’t say anything.]
Theodora became a dragon…but didn’t you have time with her anyway? And Eizen, didn’t you have time with him? With Dezel? Could you say you’d trade those moments to avoid the pain that came after? [Sorey sighs through his nose, resting his chin on the arm of the couch.] I dunno, maybe you would. I don’t think you would.
But you came to me and asked to join up with us. Maybe you did it out of obligation, and figured you’d move on once everything was done, but that’s not how it happened. We became friends. You put your life down for us. And after everything, you stayed with Mikleo and Lailah and Edna, and you traveled with other Shepherds and you were with Rose and Alisha until they died.
Those aren’t the actions of a man afraid to go for what he wants. That’s how someone acts when they know that time is fleeting, and they want to savor every moment they have with the people they love. That’s what I think.