[Eustace only listens to her cries, his heart tightening as he can feel the loneliness and sadness she's been holding back come rushing out. With his usual quiet patience, he just remains as he is, letting the young girl use him however she needed it. Whether it was to cling to him, to bury herself in his arms, he didn't mind. He let her used whatever. Let her feel the comfort and assurance that she had someone there to hold her, someone she can rely on.
And as he sobs fade into sniffles and then to hiccups, he's reminded of all the times he's had to hold and comfort Tifa...how his heart had ached whenever he heard her cries. Is this why he knows what to do now? Knows what to offer?
And speaking of, he looks up to where he sees Tifa waiting nearby, knowing she's been wanting but hesitating to approach. He had signaled for her to wait, wanting Lyria to open up without worrying about her presence. And now that she's asleep, Eustace waits just a few moments more before carefully lifting the young girl up into his arms to quietly carry her to their room. Tifa helps to pull back the sheets so he can set her down, but feeling Lyria's strong hold on him, Eustace has no choice but to sit down next to her, one arm tucked under her so that she can still feel his presence.
Only after Tifa joins them from the other side does he sigh and quietly tell her about Lyria's fears—of her loneliness, of how lost she feels without Gran. It's at this point Eustace reveals a little more about the two's connection—how Lyria and Gran share a life link and they have always held a strong bond because of that. So here, in Songerein, she no longer can feel that link to Gran and she's not used to it...no, rather it reminds her of how she used to be, when she used to be alone. After having so many people on the Grandcypher, especially Gran and Vyrn around, suddenly losing all that would have been a shock.
That feeling of loneliness, of not knowing what to do and being afraid—as Eustace looks at Tifa, he knows she would understand her well...just as he does.]
eustace > tifa > lyria
And as he sobs fade into sniffles and then to hiccups, he's reminded of all the times he's had to hold and comfort Tifa...how his heart had ached whenever he heard her cries. Is this why he knows what to do now? Knows what to offer?
And speaking of, he looks up to where he sees Tifa waiting nearby, knowing she's been wanting but hesitating to approach. He had signaled for her to wait, wanting Lyria to open up without worrying about her presence. And now that she's asleep, Eustace waits just a few moments more before carefully lifting the young girl up into his arms to quietly carry her to their room. Tifa helps to pull back the sheets so he can set her down, but feeling Lyria's strong hold on him, Eustace has no choice but to sit down next to her, one arm tucked under her so that she can still feel his presence.
Only after Tifa joins them from the other side does he sigh and quietly tell her about Lyria's fears—of her loneliness, of how lost she feels without Gran. It's at this point Eustace reveals a little more about the two's connection—how Lyria and Gran share a life link and they have always held a strong bond because of that. So here, in Songerein, she no longer can feel that link to Gran and she's not used to it...no, rather it reminds her of how she used to be, when she used to be alone. After having so many people on the Grandcypher, especially Gran and Vyrn around, suddenly losing all that would have been a shock.
That feeling of loneliness, of not knowing what to do and being afraid—as Eustace looks at Tifa, he knows she would understand her well...just as he does.]