Leave ādeathā in my ask and Iāll write my museās reaction to being killed by yours.
āDespite being a fighter, a āchampionā, despite the urge to find peace on the battlefield⦠there was a small part of the woman that didnāt want to die, a small part that was afraid of death. That was natural of course, everyone should have been afraid to die. Death was the price to pay for fighting, and yet she still continued to do so. Sheād never known anything more than a fleeting death. She really hadnāt begun to realize that there was more.
This⦠This was different from the death she knew. It felt more⦠empty, less reassuring. It felt much more painful too. Blood pouring from the wounds, especially the gaping one in her stomach. Tears had entered her eyes despite her desperation to fight them back. The assassin, no⦠Her friend stood over, the expression a forced calm, though the shaking in her hands was obvious. She hadnāt wanted to kill the support, but Sona had forced her hand.
The expression softened, tears leaking down her face. For the second time in her life she felt the arcane magics filling in her throat. The first time since her motherās death. Lips quivered as she took a shaky breath and held it for a moment. She opened her mouth to speak, this time no voice filled her memory, reminding her that the instrument would speak for her better than any voice ever would. Nothing to stop her from speaking.ā
"Itās⦠all⦠right."
āFor the first time, and the last time sheād actually formed and poured out in a voice that was all her own. Fingers lifted, the hand reaching towards the assassinās face to comfort her. The softest smile touching her face in attempt to comfort the older woman.ā