01-25-2017, 10:25 AM
Time alone with Nox would have been fun. Elyse had to admit it. Sparring would have been great. Elyse smiled slightly at the thought. "Sparring" would be fun. But she had sympathy for Sage right now. She understood, likely more than Sage knew.
Elyse saw the weight on him. He had lost everything that he had known. Despite her mother's words, Elyse had felt abandoned by her mother. Unerring devotion to dogma had won out in favor of love for her child. As Sage walked away, Elyse had the urge to speak. She looked at Nox, quickly and then turned back to Sage.
"Sage,"
she said, hoping he'd stop. He did, but didn't turn around. "I've lost everything too. All I have is here. Sometimes it helps to do something - move around a bit. Play a game with us."
Elyse's voice was encouraging. She hoped Sage would stay.
Elyse saw the weight on him. He had lost everything that he had known. Despite her mother's words, Elyse had felt abandoned by her mother. Unerring devotion to dogma had won out in favor of love for her child. As Sage walked away, Elyse had the urge to speak. She looked at Nox, quickly and then turned back to Sage.
"Sage,"
she said, hoping he'd stop. He did, but didn't turn around. "I've lost everything too. All I have is here. Sometimes it helps to do something - move around a bit. Play a game with us."
Elyse's voice was encouraging. She hoped Sage would stay.