[At first he gets nothing but silence. A long, long silence. When Jim had told her about Kunsel and Zach, Kesara felt like he'd plunged her deep in icy water, and she'd come out paralysed, unable to think, to understand. It's not the same now. Now she understands at once. This has happened before.
It'll probably happen again. Many times.
And that realization breaks her. Her breathing flutters in her chest for a moment, crackling there faintly, and she chokes on a whimper, one, then another. Gone. Dead. All of the stories. All the kind words. The Devil take it - she isn't going to cry, not again...]
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Date: 2016-06-09 11:08 am (UTC)It'll probably happen again. Many times.
And that realization breaks her. Her breathing flutters in her chest for a moment, crackling there faintly, and she chokes on a whimper, one, then another. Gone. Dead. All of the stories. All the kind words. The Devil take it - she isn't going to cry, not again...]
Why aren't any of you more careful?!