Shionne and Alphen in Menancia

[silentsuffering]

They've all come a long way since Calaglia, both in terms of distance and... other things. Things Shionne was forcing herself not to acknowledge. Because what would the point be to acknowledge those thoughts when she couldn't act on them - when at the end of this journey, she had no future? Ah... but that was something she hadn't - couldn't - tell the others, who she's begun thinking of as more than just 'tools'.

Particularly Alphen.

It was the hardest to think of him when she knew how much she was keeping from him. Much to her frustration, however, the group had decided to take a break for a little while since Shionne's pace had been pushing the others quite a lot - and they did just gain two new companions. Shionne was avoiding them as much as possible, deciding to go for a walk through the city almost...baffled by how accepting the Dahnans and Renans were.

It was ... nice. But it felt so alien to her, at the same time.

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[silentsuffering]

She would pinch him for thinking something like that -- if she weren't equally guilty of wanting to kick herself for being so hostile towards him when he had been kind and understanding and most importantly patient with her. Those soft murmurs and declarations of love bring a small shiver of happiness, rewarding him with more closeness and kisses, "I love you too, Alphen," she whispered almost breathlessly, in the short periods of time she allowed herself to do anything but practically devour him in loving kisses.