( It surely cannot be simple for either one of them, and she rests her forehead against Cosima’s as she speaks. )
Ever since you departed Thedas I wished for your return, even knowing this world is not your home and that to be here means you are deprived of much.
( The separation from and loss of family is not something Herian could ever take lightly, after all. )
And I have become...
( A slow intake of breath. Diminished, through realisations and disillusionment and injury, though she knows Cosima well enough to anticipate reproach on that front. Colder and harsher? What words can she lend to it?
Herian leans back a little. )
I would like nothing more than for this to be simple and bring us both comfort, but... ( A wry smile. ) That may have been too impulsive, on my part.
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( It surely cannot be simple for either one of them, and she rests her forehead against Cosima’s as she speaks. )
Ever since you departed Thedas I wished for your return, even knowing this world is not your home and that to be here means you are deprived of much.
( The separation from and loss of family is not something Herian could ever take lightly, after all. )
And I have become...
( A slow intake of breath. Diminished, through realisations and disillusionment and injury, though she knows Cosima well enough to anticipate reproach on that front. Colder and harsher? What words can she lend to it?
Herian leans back a little. )
I would like nothing more than for this to be simple and bring us both comfort, but... ( A wry smile. ) That may have been too impulsive, on my part.