[ Her thumbs brushes along his cheeks in hopes the gentle gesture aids him in his struggle. The strain is evident on his face, and K'lantaa feels the worry bubble up inside her. Yet, Althea wishes for a few more moments with her beloved. It is not as if they are separate beings or personalities inside her. Rather, a fully realized being, who wishes to live with her bounded partner. Her memories seem to coexist alongside her current life, and, it would seem the ancient soul worries that she may lose her ancient love in the mists of new lives. ]
We did as we could. Before... it all changed. [ Her older tones continue as she leans in to kiss his chin gently. ] You were--and are--never from my thoughts, Costas.
[ His olden gaze fades, but hers remains, somehow ever present. It lingers there as a force that yearns for him to be whole as her in their current life. Such a thing is quite impossible given his fragmented distrusting nature now. Aether that runs far too chaotic, and a hatred for what he is, while wishing he could be who he was. Yet, to Lantaa and Althea, he is always her beloved.
His answer is not met in words but an action. She kisses him gently, tilting his head towards hers properly. He will come home. He has to this life. This one life cannot be as the others... ]
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We did as we could. Before... it all changed. [ Her older tones continue as she leans in to kiss his chin gently. ] You were--and are--never from my thoughts, Costas.
[ His olden gaze fades, but hers remains, somehow ever present. It lingers there as a force that yearns for him to be whole as her in their current life. Such a thing is quite impossible given his fragmented distrusting nature now. Aether that runs far too chaotic, and a hatred for what he is, while wishing he could be who he was. Yet, to Lantaa and Althea, he is always her beloved.
His answer is not met in words but an action. She kisses him gently, tilting his head towards hers properly. He will come home. He has to this life. This one life cannot be as the others... ]