Hushed Willows Even if it makes me blind, I just wanna see the light

She nodded as Reina spoke, knowing the truth in her words. Even so, it felt real now in a way it hadn't before, and Reverie began to weep freely as the Middleman closed the distance between them. She hadn't wanted to be anyone's leader; she hadn't wanted to be anyone's guiding light. All she'd wanted was to be happy.

Reverie trembled as she tucked herself closer to Reina, wanting desperately to take comfort in her presence. And she was right, truly. No woman had ever abandoned her the way the men in her life always did. She'd always been the one to flee first; from Bjarna, from Moss, from Wren, even Tauris. She regretted each of them terribly.

But this time she wouldn't run. This time there was too much tying her here.

Thank you, Reina, She murmured, suddenly exhausted by the weight of her emotions. She was so tired of shedding tears for men who would never love her enough to stay.

Maybe it was time to stop.