[ Her gaze finds all she could hope for - the grief, the loss, but also a certain resiliency that assures her he has not given up yet. And that is a very, very good thing.
But he is a long way from home. In a place where his returning is outside of his control, and she knows the way that silence and waiting can press on grief and pain. It's one thing to be able to remain busy, feel as if you are a step ahead. It's another thing when the echoes of loss find you in the dark.
She hopes that the fleet will not become a dark place for him, but she fears that he won't find any escape from his pain here, not with the relentless boredom she'd heard was so much of this place. She remembered the times in Luceti, how she and others had been so hurt and tried to bury it...
...but she didn't think that was what Thor was doing. He was telling her, after all. And it had all happened so recently. Still... she was concerned for him, heart broken for him and his people. ]
I hope so too. [ She takes a half-step toward him to place her hand against his arm, her gaze clear as she does not look away from his. ] I believe you, when you say that you'll lead them into a time of peace. That you, and they, will hurt and grieve, but you'll adapt and grow as well. I believe that too.
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But he is a long way from home. In a place where his returning is outside of his control, and she knows the way that silence and waiting can press on grief and pain. It's one thing to be able to remain busy, feel as if you are a step ahead. It's another thing when the echoes of loss find you in the dark.
She hopes that the fleet will not become a dark place for him, but she fears that he won't find any escape from his pain here, not with the relentless boredom she'd heard was so much of this place. She remembered the times in Luceti, how she and others had been so hurt and tried to bury it...
...but she didn't think that was what Thor was doing. He was telling her, after all. And it had all happened so recently. Still... she was concerned for him, heart broken for him and his people. ]
I hope so too. [ She takes a half-step toward him to place her hand against his arm, her gaze clear as she does not look away from his. ] I believe you, when you say that you'll lead them into a time of peace. That you, and they, will hurt and grieve, but you'll adapt and grow as well. I believe that too.