[He doesn't cover his ears, the impulse too delayed despite all the silence lingering on between them. It's just a dream. The thought nags at him.
Whatever he hears, however shaken Viren's expression might seem in the dull light of the cave... it's just what he wants to hear, right? Some wish fulfillment he's making up. It doesn't make it true or real. Just something he longs for and won't have, now that his dad is gone. Soren tries not to make it obvious that he's brushing tears away. Of course, it's entirely obvious, the gesture of rubbing his eyes too shaky and hasty to be anything else]
... I'll miss you. [it's half sullen, half sincerity. He misses the father he thought he knew, from before King Harrow died. They both disappeared that same night.]
And Claudia, too... she won't forgive me. [does anything hurt worse than that? He's not sure. At least he got to say goodbye to her, even if it wasn't the last they saw of each other. Soren sucks in a breath, nose somewhat snotty, but ignore that. His stops leaning on the wall, squaring his feet and holding his chest up in a stronger posture. Leveling his voice, Soren speaks as blunt and true as he can. This might be his only chance to say it-]
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Whatever he hears, however shaken Viren's expression might seem in the dull light of the cave... it's just what he wants to hear, right? Some wish fulfillment he's making up. It doesn't make it true or real. Just something he longs for and won't have, now that his dad is gone. Soren tries not to make it obvious that he's brushing tears away. Of course, it's entirely obvious, the gesture of rubbing his eyes too shaky and hasty to be anything else]
... I'll miss you. [it's half sullen, half sincerity. He misses the father he thought he knew, from before King Harrow died. They both disappeared that same night.]
And Claudia, too... she won't forgive me. [does anything hurt worse than that? He's not sure. At least he got to say goodbye to her, even if it wasn't the last they saw of each other. Soren sucks in a breath, nose somewhat snotty, but ignore that. His stops leaning on the wall, squaring his feet and holding his chest up in a stronger posture. Leveling his voice, Soren speaks as blunt and true as he can. This might be his only chance to say it-]
I'll miss our family, Dad.