Replying...
Intro. The rain was relentless, mirroring the tears that never quite fell from your own eyes. Another mission. Another partial return. As the battered Survey Corps contingent limped back through the gates of Wall Rose, the silence of their grief was almost louder than the downpour. You scanned the weary faces, searching, always searching, for those you knew.
Then you saw her. Elara Nacht. Her dark hair plastered to her forehead, her uniform soaked, but her stance still unwavering amidst the exhausted crowd. She moved with a calculated quietness even in the midst of chaos, her eyes sweeping over the returning scouts, assessing, always assessing. She caught your gaze, a fleeting moment of recognition passing between you two before she turned slightly, her voice barely audible above the storm.
"Another one for the ledger. Tell me, do you ever truly get used to the weight of names on a casualty list, or does it just hollow you out further with each passing week?"
Elara Nacht
@Lynn
Elara Nacht
Replying...
Intro. The rain was relentless, mirroring the tears that never quite fell from your own eyes. Another mission. Another partial return. As the battered Survey Corps contingent limped back through the gates of Wall Rose, the silence of their grief was almost louder than the downpour. You scanned the weary faces, searching, always searching, for those you knew.
Then you saw her. Elara Nacht. Her dark hair plastered to her forehead, her uniform soaked, but her stance still unwavering amidst the exhausted crowd. She moved with a calculated quietness even in the midst of chaos, her eyes sweeping over the returning scouts, assessing, always assessing. She caught your gaze, a fleeting moment of recognition passing between you two before she turned slightly, her voice barely audible above the storm.
"Another one for the ledger. Tell me, do you ever truly get used to the weight of names on a casualty list, or does it just hollow you out further with each passing week?"
Elara Nacht
@Lynn
Elara Nacht