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[antipillar]

[There's a long moment of silence before Lantis speaks.]

...Guru Clef and Pharle Presea are gone.

[And that's all he says before he just...hangs up.]

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[eagleofautozam.livejournal.com]

Lantis. Are you alright?

[Waits for the expected answer thinking to himself there is no way Lantis is ok with this. Clef and Presea were like family to him, or so it seemed to Eagle. ]

[antipillar.livejournal.com]

I'm alright.

[Lying. Lying. Lying.]

[eagleofautozam.livejournal.com]

Where are you? Your favorite tree maybe?

[antipillar.livejournal.com]

[He's never bothered to turn off the tracker on his device so...he won't lie for this.]

The beach.

[eagleofautozam.livejournal.com]

[Good, this makes it easier. Besides Eagle would be upset if he had bothered to lie about it. Of course… he might use that feature to track down just where on the beach Lantis is. ]

Stay in one place, won’t you? It will save me trying to chase you all over the City.

[Eagle is on his way to the beach. ]

[antipillar.livejournal.com]

I'm not moving.

[Nope. He's been sitting in one place for over an hour now. He's even gone so far as to take his armor off while he sits here watching the water.]

[eagleofautozam.livejournal.com]

[Eagle walks up the beach until he makes it to Lantis’s resting spot. Just sitting there watching the waves, hm? ]

This is a nice place to come to when you have a lot to think about.

[antipillar.livejournal.com]

[Lantis doesn't respond at first, just continues to stare out at the water.]

Guru Clef trained me by the ocean once.

[eagleofautozam.livejournal.com]

[Story time? Eagle just stands there quietly behind Lantis listening to his words very carefully. ]

Only once?

[antipillar.livejournal.com]

...More than once.

[eagleofautozam.livejournal.com]

I’m sorry you are upset…

[antipillar.livejournal.com]

I'm alright.

[Still lying.]

[eagleofautozam.livejournal.com]

[Words weren’t enough. Eagle stepped closer and wrapped his arms around Lantis pulling him into a supportive hug. Hugs always spoke more than words ever could. ]

[antipillar.livejournal.com]

[Lantis just leans into the embrace. It's easier than trying to talk.]

[eagleofautozam.livejournal.com]

At least they were able to leave at the same time. That means they will be together on Cephiro.

[A happy thought for Eagle who is at least grateful to the City for that much. If one had been left here without the other… that would have been terrible. ]

[antipillar.livejournal.com]

They can have a future together...

1/2

[eagleofautozam.livejournal.com]

……

[Yes, they can. ]

Hopefully, they will be able to make the most of that.

2/2

[eagleofautozam.livejournal.com]

[And trying for a brighter note. ]

You can make sure of that when you return to Cephiro.

[antipillar.livejournal.com]

[He just sighs and looks back out over the water again. He just...doesn't know what to say to that.]

[eagleofautozam.livejournal.com]

[The hug didn’t seem to do much good either… What did he have to do to cheer Lantis up?

He decided to take a seat next to Lantis and just allow him to be quiet for a while if that was what he needed to do. ]

[antipillar.livejournal.com]

[He watches the water for a little longer before glancing at Eagle.]

You didn't have to come. [Though he's glad he did.]

[eagleofautozam.livejournal.com]

[The waves were pretty. ]

Of course I did Lantis. I couldn’t leave you alone at a time like this.

[antipillar.livejournal.com]

...Thank you.

[eagleofautozam.livejournal.com]

You don’t have to thank me for that.

[antipillar.livejournal.com]

I felt like I should.