[Kaede lets her play with her sleeve. It's a sweeping bell sleeve edged in lace, very good for fiddling with and kept clean in spite of the fighting, the dreariness, the ashy shadows, through the magic of Prestidigitation.
But after a moment, Kaede shifts, tugging her long leather glove off that hand, tugging her sleeve out of Erika's grasp, and wiggling her fingers before offering her hand instead. She doesn't comment on the fidgeting, nor does she demand. She just offers. Kaede always feels better when she can hold someone's hand, and if Erika wants to fidget with her fingers instead, that's just fine.
She's not fully sure she understands, but she tries. For Erika's sake, she tries.]
Isn't that what we're fighting for...? Once we get the Relic out of this horrible, horrible place... it'll all be okay again. The people who are trapped here will get to move on.
[Probably not Niel. Maybe not even Henrik. The thought makes her distantly sad, but it's a price she's willing to accept. She'd die if it meant everyone else could get out of here, after all. She'd kill for it.
Kaede used to be scared of the future, deep down. Even when they defeat the Hunger, if they can restore everyone's worlds... she'll just die. She wouldn't be able to go back. But the thought of death doesn't scare her as much as it used to. Until then, every day is a new day.]
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[Kaede lets her play with her sleeve. It's a sweeping bell sleeve edged in lace, very good for fiddling with and kept clean in spite of the fighting, the dreariness, the ashy shadows, through the magic of Prestidigitation.
But after a moment, Kaede shifts, tugging her long leather glove off that hand, tugging her sleeve out of Erika's grasp, and wiggling her fingers before offering her hand instead. She doesn't comment on the fidgeting, nor does she demand. She just offers. Kaede always feels better when she can hold someone's hand, and if Erika wants to fidget with her fingers instead, that's just fine.
She's not fully sure she understands, but she tries. For Erika's sake, she tries.]
Isn't that what we're fighting for...? Once we get the Relic out of this horrible, horrible place... it'll all be okay again. The people who are trapped here will get to move on.
[Probably not Niel. Maybe not even Henrik. The thought makes her distantly sad, but it's a price she's willing to accept. She'd die if it meant everyone else could get out of here, after all. She'd kill for it.
Kaede used to be scared of the future, deep down. Even when they defeat the Hunger, if they can restore everyone's worlds... she'll just die. She wouldn't be able to go back. But the thought of death doesn't scare her as much as it used to. Until then, every day is a new day.]