Alysanne & Miykael Alysanne felt as though she has unravelled completely - nothing else she has ever experienced could possibly be a duplicate of the emotions that were raking through her body with their own free will. There was sadness, fear, anger, guilt raging in their own seas that swelled together and consumed her - drowning her. The guilt was worst of all. Guilt for not protecting Iona, guilt for turning this into something about her when her worry still lay with Mikey. How selfish could she be? Hemlock is at a lost, unable to protect his bonded from this tragedy that existed long before he had. He accepts the presence of the stallion for now - black eyes trained on Alysanne as he clamours into her mane and clings there, hooting softly to her now and then - plucking and stroking the strands of her mane. They are both comforting her when it was she who should be comforting Mikey, weak as he was. Not the other way around. How could he be near her after how she treated him? The kind words he spoke about her, calling her beautiful - calling her an angel - will soothe her later when she remembered them. For now she was just trying to come back to the present, focusing on him and his words without actually hearing them. Focusing on his presence as he lay down near her, brushing his muzzle softly against her cheek to remove the tears that were staining her dark skin. It takes a while for the sobs to subside, slowly they recede and then she is calm again - allowing her breaths to align with his. For a long time after the sobs are gone, there doesn’t seem to be anything to say - she’s forgiven him, completely and utterly, but she’s sure he’ll know that. Just as she knows he is sorry, that he did what he did with the best intentions. Now that she knew - well, it certainly did not make it okay but it made it easier to understand. Wouldn’t she want to take away the pain of another if she could? She rested her head against his - enjoying being this close to him once again. Enjoying having her best friend back in her life. Alysanne did not know how long they were tangled together in silence but she broke it finally, her voice soft and hoarse from crying.“Come back to the sun with me, Mikey. Come back to the Edge. There is too much angel left in you for you to belong down here any longer.” |
table by Sevin
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