SCAWWY 😱 kate

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Nowadays the hellebore plant has strong associations with serenity, peace, and tranquility, but this has not always been the case. In Victorian times the flowers of the hellebore plant signified delirium, and some cultures today still see the flowers as representing stress, anxiety, and scandal. Also known as the midnight ruffle, black hellebore leaves, root, and underground stem (rhizome) are used to make medicine. Be careful not to confuse this plant with white hellebore, which has been used as a poison. Despite serious safety concerns, people take black hellebore for nausea, worms, kidney infections, colds, and constipation.

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[ even rondo.

alfyn stands there for a long moment, just staring at the posters with red-rimmed eyes and tear-stained cheeks - at rondo's, most of all - before he looks over towards kate. he doesn't say anything, doesn't move, before he comes over, reaching out to set his hand between her shoulders. it's a gesture of comfort just as much as it is one that asks for permission.

soot be damned. he would hold her to comfort her in her grief if she wanted it. ]

[sootprints]

[ she lifts her chin in surprise and glances up at him. ]

Oh... Alfyn.

... I suppose the loss and grief doesn't get easier for any of us, does it.

[ she tries to sound calm and collected, but her voice wavers. sometimes it's a blessing to be without a visible face. ]

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... no, no it doesn't.

[ with a shuddery voice, alfyn shakes his head as he speaks - but he moves to take a knee, to being himself to her height. his eyes scan her face as if it'll tell him something,
but also it gives her the chance to tell him no, before he goes in to wrap his arms around her.

loss is a lonely concept, but it doesn't have to be. ]

[sootprints]

[ she gasps softly when he pulls her into a hug. then she lifts a hand and gently places it over his arm. and takes a shuddering breath.

I needed him here. ]

[concoctive]

Me, too.

[ he'll say the quiet part out loud, as he hugs her, tight but gentle, rubbing his hand along her back for a moment. ]

We all did. But... they're still out there, somewhere. We'll get them back. [ We have to. ]

[sootprints]

[ she allows it briefly, then pulls away. ]

... We will. But first, we'll find the truth tomorrow.