[ Lyria is particularly limp in his arms as he adjusts the two of them. Like a fragile doll she will curl into his chest, her muscles refusing to move. The uneven sobs was the only thing she could produce when he rubs her back, but it does seem to quiet her down a little.
She had spent several nights since she moved here crying herself to sleep. Lyria wouldn't notice it at first, but a sudden wave would hit her like a tsunami in the middle of the night, when no sound could be heard. She had buried her face into her pillow, sobbing quietly as to not alert the dogs... or worse, the two upstairs.
To completely uproot their lives for her... it was a kindness she never felt she could repay, and so she chose to remain silent. Smiling at them whenever she could get the chance, and finding ways to be as helpful as possible. Yet, time and time again, the night came and the silence that followed.
The silence was cold. Deafening.
"Someone please help me—"
Eustace's reassuring words seem to bring her back to reality in the slightest, as she mulled over his words. Truly, he was doing so much for her... ]
Thank you, Eustace... [ She finally manages to whimper out. ] Do you think... I can stay like this? Just for a while—
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She had spent several nights since she moved here crying herself to sleep. Lyria wouldn't notice it at first, but a sudden wave would hit her like a tsunami in the middle of the night, when no sound could be heard. She had buried her face into her pillow, sobbing quietly as to not alert the dogs... or worse, the two upstairs.
To completely uproot their lives for her... it was a kindness she never felt she could repay, and so she chose to remain silent. Smiling at them whenever she could get the chance, and finding ways to be as helpful as possible. Yet, time and time again, the night came and the silence that followed.
The silence was cold. Deafening.
"Someone please help me—"
Eustace's reassuring words seem to bring her back to reality in the slightest, as she mulled over his words. Truly, he was doing so much for her... ]
Thank you, Eustace... [ She finally manages to whimper out. ] Do you think... I can stay like this? Just for a while—