04-16-2025, 12:04 PM
Nora fled, followed closely by the companion who had been sharing her table. Cali’s expression flickered, perhaps in hurt, but it was soon shed. Sometimes those who came seeking did not find the answers they expected, or otherwise pulled away from whatever brought them to the Sanctuary in the first place. It wasn’t for everyone, and Cali never pretended otherwise. Plenty of people were cold towards the Brotherhood. Her own father included.
“She came to the Sanctuary a while back, that’s all.” She watched a little longer, head tilted, though by now both had long gone. Then she tucked a strand of blonde hair back behind her ear and sat back down, reaching to lightly press her fingertips across the table. Everything was still now. “You felt that, right? I swear it wasn’t me. Do you think it was one of them? Nora left so quickly.”
“She came to the Sanctuary a while back, that’s all.” She watched a little longer, head tilted, though by now both had long gone. Then she tucked a strand of blonde hair back behind her ear and sat back down, reaching to lightly press her fingertips across the table. Everything was still now. “You felt that, right? I swear it wasn’t me. Do you think it was one of them? Nora left so quickly.”