Through the Living Hope

“Of course not! You let the person entrust you so you can help them- you don’t force them to be in pain!” She understood the basics of the gesture. Saying nothing else, she turned and sat with Dayla.

“Maybe you don’t mean it. But if you can tell someone’s past is painful, don’t bring it up!”

Aventine heard this and came over, standing between the woman and Dayla. “That was unnecessary.”

He smiled. “Didn’t I suggest the graveyard?”

He shrugged. “Your choice, since I picked my house and here.”

@SpiritOfWrath ~~~ She was Felicity. At her core, she was, anyway. But, as much as she suppressed it around Aela, she had been changed. The Threads pulling at her had settled. They felt irremovable from her being, although she wasn't actually sure whether that was the case. But whether they were symbiotic with herself or parasitic didn't matter. She was able to protect Aela now. That was all that mattered. She had power. More than she'd had just as a Servant, although she did truly miss the constant, calming voice of Mirth in her mind. But like this, she could know what Aela was thinking. What better way to protect her than that? Felicity had cowered, scared of just about everything. But now, she was capable of more. And there was only one thing she truly feared now. Losing Aela. But with her powers, she refused to let that happen. She wouldn't let anything bad happen to her. She would make sure of that. After all, she had a certain... Desperation.

He finished and waited for her.

She squeezed it tight and the pressure stayed. She wasn’t planning on letting go anytime soon.

“So let’s go.”

“I’ll be more okay if we go home.”

“We need to go.”

She stood there for a few seconds. “We-“ she sniffed “we should probably go.”

Her shoulders stopped shaking, but a few tears still leaked from her eyes.

"No.. no matter what?" she whispered.

She broke. "It's just, I-I lost Dad and- Dad and Mirth, I can't- I can't let you die too! I-I'm desperate!"

Her shoulders started to shake, but she fought back the tears.

She met her eyes for a few seconds, tears beginning to pool. She hugged Aela very tightly.

"But-"

"Aela, please, I can't lose you too!"

He did too. Every once in a while he'd look up at her, smile sadly, and look back at his sandwich.

She tensened. "But it's more important that you're safe."

Aventine stood, taking in the vessel. @Argenti

“I can’t let Rage hurt you!”

“Yeah.”