12.Dec.12, 02:22 AM
Talian's eyes followed sadly as Aparicus fled the room. He hated to have upset her, but he didn't know what he could do about it now. He watched, expression fading from sympathy to simple coldness as Nejerc spoke to him again. The healer was silent throughout the rebuttal, unamused but also unintimidated. The same words that would have sent him crumpled to the floor only months before had little effect on him now, aside from perhaps embittering him to this place all the more.
He handled it gracefully, watching in silence as the man spoke and turned to leave. Tal wasn't in the business of taking crap from bullies anymore, but some of those words had bothered him. He supposed he could fire back, but he chose not to. It was better to let it go and get that blowhard out of his room. Talian had been through a lot that day, and the longer he stood in silence and thought about what had just happened, the more he couldn't believe that he hadn't caved to tears.
As he heard the footsteps fade down the hallway, he realized he couldn't any longer. His throat tightened and he felt his eyes water.
"I hope it will be okay, little friend," he said, gently caressing Fellis as the fire lizard emerged to curl in his arms. "I really do."
He walked over to the door and locked it. He wanted to be alone.
He handled it gracefully, watching in silence as the man spoke and turned to leave. Tal wasn't in the business of taking crap from bullies anymore, but some of those words had bothered him. He supposed he could fire back, but he chose not to. It was better to let it go and get that blowhard out of his room. Talian had been through a lot that day, and the longer he stood in silence and thought about what had just happened, the more he couldn't believe that he hadn't caved to tears.
As he heard the footsteps fade down the hallway, he realized he couldn't any longer. His throat tightened and he felt his eyes water.
"I hope it will be okay, little friend," he said, gently caressing Fellis as the fire lizard emerged to curl in his arms. "I really do."
He walked over to the door and locked it. He wanted to be alone.