Broken

[Sage]

It was disconcerting watching a grown man cry. Granted the source of sorrow was death and happiness and memories that would make anyone cry. Sage didn't cry. But he felt the sorrow.

Sage could feel the loss Nox went through. He'd lost his mother in front of him and there was nothing he could do. His father drank himself to death. He lost his sister to distance. Distance they had both wanted and needed to thrive. Aurora made a poor decision in her loneliness. She fell for a man who would be her undoing. Sage didn't understand why Nox wanted to live through those painful memories.

The happy memories made Nox worse but he could see the end of tears, just the numb senses of being emotionally worn out. Sage let the image play on his screen for Nox and in a small corner showed himself. "Your girlfriend texted you an hour ago. You should probably reply before she tracks you down."