[ in hindsight, it is a wonder how she missed him in the crowd — perhaps something is to be said for not seeing what you do not expect, and for all the people she expected to see, her husband surely is not among them. ]
... Dhurke —
[ — is about all she manages at first, looking both rather shocked and faint at the same time. there'd been a time when she had believed fully in her sister, believed the cold, harsh story of her husband trying to kill her and then fleeing the palace. there'd been a time she thought Ga'ran was only protecting her, when she'd thought of her sister solely with trust and affection.
and no matter how much she'd wanted to keep believing... the events that had unfolded had made one thing clear — Dhurke had always told her the truth. before, she'd had only his word; now, she had evidence. a cruel twist of fate that had both given her the certainty she'd always wanted and, at the same time, taken away the one who had never done anything but loved her. ]
... Has my soul finally traveled to the Twilight Realm? Is is the will of Her Holiness to once more both reunite and divide? [ for before, she had been reunited with her children but parted from her husband; is she now reunited with him, but at the cost of leaving her children behind, Rayfa without her guidance? ]
that's fine because i'm a) internally keysmashing and b) floundering w her voice so you know
... Dhurke —
[ — is about all she manages at first, looking both rather shocked and faint at the same time. there'd been a time when she had believed fully in her sister, believed the cold, harsh story of her husband trying to kill her and then fleeing the palace. there'd been a time she thought Ga'ran was only protecting her, when she'd thought of her sister solely with trust and affection.
and no matter how much she'd wanted to keep believing... the events that had unfolded had made one thing clear — Dhurke had always told her the truth. before, she'd had only his word; now, she had evidence. a cruel twist of fate that had both given her the certainty she'd always wanted and, at the same time, taken away the one who had never done anything but loved her. ]
... Has my soul finally traveled to the Twilight Realm? Is is the will of Her Holiness to once more both reunite and divide? [ for before, she had been reunited with her children but parted from her husband; is she now reunited with him, but at the cost of leaving her children behind, Rayfa without her guidance? ]