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It's been a long couple of days. At least, it felt like days. Lots of fighting and magic shit and soul-searching and non-euclidean nonsense which is all really tiring. But now there's a chance to have a rest. A real rest, not just a sit-down between fights to keep from running out of steam.

What's everyone up to?

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There’s a lot to unpack, and Naeris remains quiet as Nin works through her complicated feelings on the matter. Feelings that Naeris finds herself empathizing with: the powerful nature of denial, the paralysis of uncertainty, the never-ending well of guilt that comes with the undying inkling that perhaps, perhaps events could have been changed if not for one’s incompetence. They all had a tendency to rally together, clashing and swirling in the kind of inner tempest that never quite died, but only grew quiet over the years, always threatening to rise up again.

This isn’t a matter that trite platitudes or well-meaning validation can help fix. Nor is it something that will go away with tight hugs and cozy cuddles. Just as before, whatever Naeris says or does next can only continue to come from the heart if it’s to make any difference.

She’s quiet, closing her eyes to concentrate. Githal would always tell her to listen to what her very being is trying to say. That can never be wrong—it’s only when selfish desires, born from scars both physical and emotional, come into play and twist your heart’s words that things can go awry. She’d learned that firsthand, far too many times, at that.

“You chose to hope for the best. That’s not betrayal,” she begins. Her words aren’t confident at first, but as she continues, they grow stronger with conviction, “The thing about hope is that, as wonderful as it is, it can also be scary. It can be scary in a lot of ways.

“You can be scared of having it destroyed, you can be scared of how powerful it is, you can even be scared of what could happen if whatever you’re hoping for comes true. And it’s okay to be scared, just as much as it’s okay to take some time to become brave. What matters is that you did, and now look at where you are. You can help Niall come home. All because you became brave.”