The Sentinels All I know are sad songs

Skipping Blue Willow.

The news hit her like a ton of bricks. Literally. Eilidh's stance stumbled, and she collapsed to her hind legs, a pained whine rattling through her chest and out into the world. Had their conversation done nothing to sate him? To slay his pain? Eilidh closed her eyes and felt hot tears well under her lids, and let them slide down her cheeks, a persistent whine escaping her. If her eyes had been open, she might have seen the look her father gave Aria, but as she was hiding within herself, she didn't see it. Didn't know the betrayal she would feel at knowing her father strayed from her mother. She did hear his question, however, and waited for the heart-breaking answer to fall.