Ocean's Breath Plateau chamak

he saw a lot of himself in the young leader. he had been much of an age when he'd taken over command at morningside following grayday's death, and weathered the fallout from the fire, and then his own actions toward coelacanth. . .

suffice it to say that he had empathy in spades.

i know you want to blame yourself, aditya began, face soft. but the fact is that these things happen, rodyn. there's only so much one can do. the rest is left up to the fates.

he drew close and brushed a shoulder against the younger man's in support. leadership is both triumph and failure, he murmured. i'm sorry this is happening. as long as you've tried your best, though. . .that's all you can do.

and it was a helpless feeling, throwing ones paws up and giving in. he'd done it; he hated it. and he saw the frustration in rodyn's face now.

lean on your friends, adi told him. you need support. they'll give it to you.