| she's the only one who knows what it is to burn.
She had raised Ghaul, perhaps not as a mother would raise a child but certainly as a mentor would raise a protégé. She never was much of a maternal creature, but it would be foolish to assume that she did not have a fondness for Ghaul and his family. And in raising Ghaul, she now felt she assumed some responsibility for the well being of his remaining family – especially now as the flames burned to embers and the pain of loss burned fierce.
The shadowmare arrived after the others, and said little in way of greeting – only offering a solemn nod to Straia, Beyza, and Draco. Her attention had settled on Yadigar. She could feel his suffering – it was palpable even to the shadowmare who had shut her emotions away for so long. She could feel the grief consuming him. She knew the paralyzing effect of grief. It had nearly killed her once. She had waited too long before doing something about it – allowed herself to teeter on the edge of darkness before finally turning to self-preservation that had ultimately saved her life. But it is not just grief that consumes him. Grief mixed with guilt is a deadly combination.
The lifeblood of the dragon was fire, but left unchecked it could destroy. She knows that both Beyza and Straia could offer him relief – both of them imbued with Magic of their own. But the shadowmare bears responsibility for this family, the tribute to Ghaul testament to that fact, and she will not allow his family to suffer needlessly.
So she speaks to him directly, ”Be at peace with what you have done and what you have lost.” The shadows curl around his heart, freezing to ice as they wrap tightly around the organ – numbing the emotions as they go. ”You are stronger than your pain.” Until it is done and his heart is cold in his chest – untouched by even the dragonfire that burns within. She would unfreeze it if ever he asked, but she’d yet to have anyone make such a request of her. She somehow doubted that Yadigar would be the first.
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idk who's turn it is
ana's literally just poppin' in because nobody magics her lil dragonmonster pseudo-grandbabies but her even tho she's prob not helpin'
