Stone Circle There is nothing holding me back

Nikai smiled when Arlette said that she was happy the two of them got to talk. He was always happy to help. I'm glad, he said. You're always welcome to find me if you want to talk. Even coaches and therapists need to talk about their own things sometimes.

Then Arlette went on to say she found it difficult that she couldn't seem to help Mawk. That she wasn't sure what to do about such situations. Nikai frowned, feeling much the same, but time had taught him to deal with it better. It's not impossible to help someone who doesn't want to be helped, but sometimes it just isn't enough. All we can do is our best, though. And sometimes the little things make the biggest difference for someone who has lost all hope, things we did that we didn't realise ourselves. Nikai hoped that Mawk would get better, but if he didn't want to talk about things then there was little he or Arlette could do for now, except be there for when he decided he was ready for help.