( things in this place can cast all sorts of magic, so Steak is bracing for any kind of outcome, his hands at his swords, ready to fight.
but seeing Madam, seeing that room, wasn't on the list of possible options. Steak finds himself caught in the memory almost as much as Red Wine. she was never his Attendant, of course, but it's impossible not to feel a fondness for her. she was his Attendant's wife, a woman Steak lived with for a majority of her life. she was his brother-in-arms' Attendant, a fierce and independent woman who demanded respect.
she meant a great deal to both of them. and so it's difficult to tear his eyes away from the memory. he can't place her face any better than Red Wine — it's been that long, after all — but he doesn't need to in order to feel the ache for that memory. for a simpler time, long before they felt the need to leave the kingdom they knew for the wider world.
he wasn't there to see this, but the same nostalgia overtakes him. and it takes a minute before he manages to shake it off and place a firm grip on Red Wine's shoulder. )
... She...
( what can he say? they both know she's long gone. that doesn't stop either of them missing her. )
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but seeing Madam, seeing that room, wasn't on the list of possible options. Steak finds himself caught in the memory almost as much as Red Wine. she was never his Attendant, of course, but it's impossible not to feel a fondness for her. she was his Attendant's wife, a woman Steak lived with for a majority of her life. she was his brother-in-arms' Attendant, a fierce and independent woman who demanded respect.
she meant a great deal to both of them. and so it's difficult to tear his eyes away from the memory. he can't place her face any better than Red Wine — it's been that long, after all — but he doesn't need to in order to feel the ache for that memory. for a simpler time, long before they felt the need to leave the kingdom they knew for the wider world.
he wasn't there to see this, but the same nostalgia overtakes him. and it takes a minute before he manages to shake it off and place a firm grip on Red Wine's shoulder. )
... She...
( what can he say? they both know she's long gone. that doesn't stop either of them missing her. )