[ Pyra... is trying. Her words may not be what are best suited in the moment but...
The pain was visceral. No matter how logical of a person Honerva might seem on some days, juggling the despair and holding fast to the present and those hopes those plans for a future aside from what she had seen is all she can do to keep head above water some days. Above whispers.
But bonds had gotten her this far and if she did not call Pyra a friend she would not still be here so closely seated with her. That mattered more than words, at least. She's vulnerable but it is... safe to be vulnerable here. For now.
Silence hangs over them, a dark cloud still, but she nods, slowly. ]
... It is not.
[ Exhales, softly, but something has changed in her eyes, still hurting but not as fiercely pained as they had been moments before. Pyra is trying. ]
These bonds mean everything to me, and they are not to be taken lightly. But perhaps... we should speak no more of that.
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The pain was visceral. No matter how logical of a person Honerva might seem on some days, juggling the despair and holding fast to the present and those hopes those plans for a future aside from what she had seen is all she can do to keep head above water some days. Above whispers.
But bonds had gotten her this far and if she did not call Pyra a friend she would not still be here so closely seated with her. That mattered more than words, at least. She's vulnerable but it is... safe to be vulnerable here. For now.
Silence hangs over them, a dark cloud still, but she nods, slowly. ]
... It is not.
[ Exhales, softly, but something has changed in her eyes, still hurting but not as fiercely pained as they had been moments before. Pyra is trying. ]
These bonds mean everything to me, and they are not to be taken lightly. But perhaps... we should speak no more of that.