and every broken heart will mend

[scourgingstars]

[Not too long after the trial, a note found its way under everyone's doors, all of them written in the same neat handwriting that had been asking after a ring not that long ago.]

If any of you would prefer not to be left alone after all of that, I propose we meet in the dining hall. Nari has taken up cooking at the moment, and should anyone wish to talk I will be present regardless of whether or not the group at large should choose to join us.

-Ardyn

[True to his word, Ardyn was at a smaller table in the dining hall with an untouched cup of coffee in front of him; lost in thought leaning his head on one hand as the other turned a silver coin over between his fingers.]

[King in an empty hall, and savior of nothing. All that effort to prevent bloodshed, and it had come down to a situation designed to force their hand from the beginning.]

Comments

[theundertaker]

You're complementarity, warm and cool. [Her smile softens a little.] What's she like, your sister?

[everylittlesecret]

Sounds right, actually. [That's a loaded question.] When we were kids she was one of the nicest people to me. As we got older, and she started resenting me... yeah, she still did the big sister thing of protecting the little sibling, but that was about it. I didn't know she disliked me how she did until the day she left. She's...... she's big on family. She wants to be a mother, have as many kids as she can. Rociel takes a lot after our mother. The good parts at least.