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Post by Amelia Royce on Mar 13, 2015 22:16:05 GMT -5
Benjen squeezed Arania's hand back. "We are just unlucky, Arania. Fate, if you wish to call it that, has conspired against us."
He laughed. "No... the world just is as it is, filled with people who all want things. We have simply fallen into a bad time to exist."
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Post by Arania Stark on Mar 13, 2015 22:48:49 GMT -5
She shrugged. "It seems as though we are singled out in some way, like some starring characters of a great tragedy."
Her eyes grew fierce. "Things will get better. We will live through this and we will have peace again." Her hand clenched his more tightly than before. "Will you promise to see me on the other side of this? When all is said and done?"
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Post by Amelia Royce on Mar 14, 2015 7:56:27 GMT -5
Benjen pulled Arania close to him in a tight embrace.
"Of course I will be there, Arania. We both will, when it is all over. I promise you that I will always be your friend."
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Post by Arania Stark on Mar 14, 2015 21:52:41 GMT -5
Arania pressed her face against his shirt and hugged him back. "Thank you."
When they pulled away, she smiled at him. "Try not to let the bad overwhelm you. If you need me, you know where to find me." She squeezed his hand once more and then turned to go.
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Post by Amelia Royce on Mar 14, 2015 22:11:49 GMT -5
"Thank you, Arania," Benjen said, wishing he could say more, wondering if he should. "We will be alright. I promise."
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