Overture Downs oh, lord, what have i become?

he wished he was less visibly pummeled by alarian's comment. they left? they left. the comment rocked him, and it showed in the furrow of his brow and the sudden sag in his usually stiff posture. he averted his gaze, and he looked instead to his feet as alarian began to ask questions. terance asked nothing. if seabreeze wanted him to know where she'd taken ibis and okeanos-- then she'd tell him. she was such a coward, terance almost wasn't surprised. in only a matter of moments, terance had gone from almost broken by the comment, to mostly numbed to it. 

this was expected.

"well i hope you're finding what's good for you, alarian," he commented kindly, pairing it with a gentle sigh and a roll of his shoulders to recompose himself. terance was fine. 

"yes, much better," he replied with a dip of his head. and then, unfortunately for alarian, terance turned the conversation back towards him. "do you know where you're headed?"