Asher smiled as Moxie sighed about her home on Konti Island, but it fell quickly once she strated to distress over what traveling did to her. What could he do to ease the pain? He'd never been traveling before, so he couldn't assure her that things were not as dangerous as she thought. In fact, from the tales told by other travellers, it would be outright lying if he tried to. Many preferred to travel in groups, but even then things were incredibly dangerous. Seeing her so sad, though, it just wasn't something he wished to see.
He sighed, pulling her close to his side in hopes of comforting her. "It's painful," he said, "the things people do to cut you down. But you can't let that keep you from doing what you want, or else you'll end up sitting in your bed, doing nothing. There's always a risk, and you don't always have to go through it alone, but if you want anything more than what you have, you have to take those risks. You've made it through those risks. You've been hurt, but you're still alive. You've learned from those experiences, and that knowledge will make you stronger." It was weird, but Asher was starting to realize what he was saying could be applied to himself as well. Marrying Meyarra was a risk, choosing to live after losing her was a risk. He couldn't let his past upheave his future. Meyarra wouldn't want that for him. He took a deep breath and continued, "The pain you have, it can either break you, or it can give you what you need to be kind and desirous to help others. Don't let the pain break you." He looked down to her, hoping his words offered her some comfort and relief from the pain.
His thigh twitching eventually pulled him out of the mood that surrounded them, and he glanced up at the sky to see where the sun was placed. It was definitely setting, no longer perching directly above their heads. He sighed, standing and grabbing his things. "We should go," he said, holding out a hand to help her up. "The sun's more reliable in pointing us West, but it also means that it'll get darker and more dangerous the longer we're out here."
He sighed, pulling her close to his side in hopes of comforting her. "It's painful," he said, "the things people do to cut you down. But you can't let that keep you from doing what you want, or else you'll end up sitting in your bed, doing nothing. There's always a risk, and you don't always have to go through it alone, but if you want anything more than what you have, you have to take those risks. You've made it through those risks. You've been hurt, but you're still alive. You've learned from those experiences, and that knowledge will make you stronger." It was weird, but Asher was starting to realize what he was saying could be applied to himself as well. Marrying Meyarra was a risk, choosing to live after losing her was a risk. He couldn't let his past upheave his future. Meyarra wouldn't want that for him. He took a deep breath and continued, "The pain you have, it can either break you, or it can give you what you need to be kind and desirous to help others. Don't let the pain break you." He looked down to her, hoping his words offered her some comfort and relief from the pain.
His thigh twitching eventually pulled him out of the mood that surrounded them, and he glanced up at the sky to see where the sun was placed. It was definitely setting, no longer perching directly above their heads. He sighed, standing and grabbing his things. "We should go," he said, holding out a hand to help her up. "The sun's more reliable in pointing us West, but it also means that it'll get darker and more dangerous the longer we're out here."
