Noctisardor Bypass faya

as the deepening purple shadows announced the fall of night, heda went in search of @Etienne.
anselm had no reason to stay, and many to leave. she was tired of strife, of tension, of — of suffering. and so she seized control of what she felt the situation was, and crept close to him beneath the cover of velvet darkness.
"etienne," and her voice was vaguely tearful, "could you love his sons if i-if i wasn't around?"
her eyes begged him to speak truly, to speak beyond what he thought she wanted to hear; her eyes said she knew, and she was searching for a way that peace could be had.