Fox's Glade Cause we both need it to forget this fear

Sorin kept his head down as he finished his tale, unable to meet Liri's eyes. Everything, or at least almost everything, was out on the table now. He knew, deep down, that is was the right decision, that had needed to confide in someone for quite a while. But there was still reservation about making himself so vulnerable.

He nodded in silent thanks to her support. There were no words he could use, and even if there were, they would not matter. He did feel a twinge of surprise at the hatred in her voice, but made no comment on such emotion either. After all, she had dealt with betrayal as well.

"I'm sorry too, sorry to hear how you lost so much." he whispered, leaning into her as she offered comfort. He laid there, emotion still coursing through him, but strangely, she was not at the front of his mind. Instead, the women at his side was, as he evaluated everything he knew about her.

"They wouldn't laugh long, not if I was there," Sorin muttered under his breath. A surge of anger at the idea of anyone laughing at Liri's plight ran through him. She was so much stronger than most, if what he had seen was anything to judge by. No one who had such strength should be laughed at so cruelly.

"I'll come with you," he said softly, for once not hesitating in his answer. He knew it was a risk, to expose himself to others again. But she had helped more than any other in recent months, and he wasn't going to let an opportunity to heal slip away. "We may both be damaged, but in time, perhaps we can help each other heal." He glanced at her, wondering what she would say. He was not sure where all this was going, he certainly didn't want to get his hopes too high, but he did have faint hope that they could help each other become whole again.