11.Feb.12, 04:08 AM
The healer cringed from Erisi's snapping response. He hated that he'd brushed such a raw nerve, but he couldn't really be surprised. "I'm sorry," he offered pathetically, his voice shallow and apologetic. Still, he didn't let go. He instead clutched tighter, his eyes sinking shut. He heard the apology, but much like the actual hiss itself, it rolled off of him rather quickly.
"I hate it, too," he said after a long pause. He was touched when he felt Erisi lean back into him, compelling him to wrap both arms around the and squeeze him tightly. He didn't know what condolences to offer. The dragonriders had them all by the balls, that much he knew. None of them could really do anything about it. Talian dismally believed that there was no choice for them but to give in. But how did he say that to Erisi?
No, he wasn't going to say that to Erisi. How could he do that? How could he look at his friend and, in his moment of hardship, tell him that he was wrong? Not even necessarily wrong, just hopeless? Erisi needed encouragement. Talian knew they were trapped, and he knew Erisi knew as well..but for now, Talian needed to pretend that wasn't the case.
"I wish I was brave enough to say something to one of them," he said at length. He remembered his argument with B'jin in the dining hall, in which he decided it best to never question the dragonriders. Even arguing with them led down a bad road.
"I hate it, too," he said after a long pause. He was touched when he felt Erisi lean back into him, compelling him to wrap both arms around the and squeeze him tightly. He didn't know what condolences to offer. The dragonriders had them all by the balls, that much he knew. None of them could really do anything about it. Talian dismally believed that there was no choice for them but to give in. But how did he say that to Erisi?
No, he wasn't going to say that to Erisi. How could he do that? How could he look at his friend and, in his moment of hardship, tell him that he was wrong? Not even necessarily wrong, just hopeless? Erisi needed encouragement. Talian knew they were trapped, and he knew Erisi knew as well..but for now, Talian needed to pretend that wasn't the case.
"I wish I was brave enough to say something to one of them," he said at length. He remembered his argument with B'jin in the dining hall, in which he decided it best to never question the dragonriders. Even arguing with them led down a bad road.