Have You Heard?
Lots of death this event. I CRIED MY SCALES OFF I HOPE YOU'RE HAPPY MERRYN!
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"Brother come here a moment."
I follow, patrons waiting, she's already pouring oil onto her hands.
"I need you to fill the bowl with hot water for the rocks. And I need you to keep poise as I have some news you're not going to like."
I grab the bowl, frowning at her stoic face, one that can't meet my eyes as she prepares. "What is it?"
"Merryn and Carr are dead."
Her face blank, my heart drops, the floor spins.
"What?"
"They're dead. During the Vate hunt. They were ambushed. Water please, brother."
"...Right."
Keep a calm face, there's a line of customers outside, and a crowd inside. Keep going, brain processing.
Turn the stove on, heat the water, pass the rocks over to my sister. Eyes watering, but a smile on my face as I serve.
Continue working, if I stopped I'd break.
They keep coming to me.
"Have you heard?"
Yes J'zarr, I've heard. They're dead and my heart is breaking and everyone else simply looks sombre while I feel like screaming.
"Have you heard?"
Yes Aeliana, I've heard. Now shut up about it. Here's a Throne, buy me those bottles of mead. I need them today.
"Have you heard?"
Yes Anwir, I've heard. I can't stop hearing. I'm sorry for your loss, please let me help you, your eyes look so dull right now.
"Have you heard?"
Yes Jonah, I've heard. I'm fed up of hearing, I'm fed up of people coming to tell me. But thank you for coming to tell me yourself.
"Have you heard?"
Yes Tanwyn, I've heard. I know you're just as broken as me. With your passion and words, I break.
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"Brother come here a moment."
I follow, patrons waiting, she's already pouring oil onto her hands.
"I need you to fill the bowl with hot water for the rocks. And I need you to keep poise as I have some news you're not going to like."
I grab the bowl, frowning at her stoic face, one that can't meet my eyes as she prepares. "What is it?"
"Merryn and Carr are dead."
Her face blank, my heart drops, the floor spins.
"What?"
"They're dead. During the Vate hunt. They were ambushed. Water please, brother."
"...Right."
Keep a calm face, there's a line of customers outside, and a crowd inside. Keep going, brain processing.
Turn the stove on, heat the water, pass the rocks over to my sister. Eyes watering, but a smile on my face as I serve.
Continue working, if I stopped I'd break.
They keep coming to me.
"Have you heard?"
Yes J'zarr, I've heard. They're dead and my heart is breaking and everyone else simply looks sombre while I feel like screaming.
"Have you heard?"
Yes Aeliana, I've heard. Now shut up about it. Here's a Throne, buy me those bottles of mead. I need them today.
"Have you heard?"
Yes Anwir, I've heard. I can't stop hearing. I'm sorry for your loss, please let me help you, your eyes look so dull right now.
"Have you heard?"
Yes Jonah, I've heard. I'm fed up of hearing, I'm fed up of people coming to tell me. But thank you for coming to tell me yourself.
"Have you heard?"
Yes Tanwyn, I've heard. I know you're just as broken as me. With your passion and words, I break.