Herish had been listening like a nosey star, but he saw that hurt. He understood it. He'd spent over 100 years alone himself. That pain, that feeling of being lost and frightened without anyone to give you comfort. He landed softly, making sure he was in view not to startle her. "Eath." He said softly, extending his hand for her, an invitation for a hug. "I know that feeling of being all alone. I was alone for over 100 years. But it doesn't matter how long I was alone. Any length of time having to handle things by yourself hurts. You deserved better Eath. You're kind, and clever, and brave."
"While I'm glad you've found your own little family yourself now, I know that doesn't erase the pain of the past, or the memories that creep in on those dark days. Just know, we're here for you. You're loved. And we'll do everything we can to make sure you don't feel that loneliness again." He waited patiently, that rare moment of mutual understanding from the star. He was normally so goofy and chaotic, but this was deeper.
|| 🔷 ||: ❝ What do you want? ❞
The daemoness hisses as Herish lands... but she doesn't move to try to intimidate him, or scare him off. He was one of those she hadn't garnered envy for.
So she stands there and listens, hands balled into fists- in one of them the necklace she always wore held in a vice grip... as if she was planning something before he arrived.
He starts about how he was alone, and for a moment her sneer becomes more of a baring of fangs. Was he about to try to say he had it worse too? Spirits sake she was getting sick of this. If they wanted to say they had worse---
... But then he does to opposite.
Her ears perk back up, confused, the rage that was ready to boil over at that statement reducing to a simmer as he goes on. She shouldn't have been alone, she didn't deserve it, and he wanted to make sure she never felt it again.
|| 🔷 ||: ❝ That-- That does not bring back my dads- ❞
She start to argue back, but she's been disarmed by the acknowledgement that it doesn't change the past.
There's a moment of quiet as she stands there, ears slowly lowering the longer she stares at Herish... Before the emotion shifts, and so do her eyes. Shifting blue as the anger cools into sadness.
|| 🔷 ||: ❝ I just... I do not understand why...? Why does everyone else get to have family-? Why did we have to go through that? ❞
She stumbles forward into the star's arms, burying her face in his shoulder and sobbing.
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