Evangeline bites her lip and nods, choking back a sob, "I'll figure something out, however long it takes. Until then... I can visit, read to you... talk..." She stammers over her words, before beginning to cry again "Oh gods klyn your eyes."
Klynzahr blinks those eyes a few times and returns to stroking Eva's hair in a gentle rythm. "I'd like 'at...." She says hoarsely, "I"ve missed readin' somethin' dreadful, an' Merl doesna have th'patience fer anythin' but battle tales."
The Elezen wipes away at her face, "I'll find some new political books, you always liked those. Maybe even reread Wealth and the Publick Governance." She wraps her arms around the Roe, "Klyn it might take me a while, but we'll figure this out, I don't care if I have to find a garlean and beat them until Magitech eyes pop out."
Klynzahr winces theatrically and a few stray tears spill over. " Now that be soundin' painful fer all involved... you, me, an th'dammed garlean. Mayhap ye oughter jus' snitch a pair o'voidsent eyes from Xel's collection." She suggests jokingly.
Evangeline laughs and wipes her face, "Or maybe I can summon the primal of eyes."
Klynzahr flops back against the wall, still wiping aside the occational tear. "At this rate I'll not need a blade again.... I'm like ter have eyes that devour worlds with ye in charge. Oh fook, that reminds me!"
Evangeline smiles and leans against the Roe, "Hopefully you devour only words, and in books."
"I brought yer new chainmail an' blade. Had 'em tucked under me chair..." She looks around and, taking a random guess, points across the room. There is a wrapped blade and small package under the Roe's old chair.
Evangeline wraps her hands around one of Klyn's larger ones, "I see it... I'll get it on the way out. I've got to do some research, I need to find out what I can... but first." Evangeline leans up to kiss the Roe's cheek, "You're not in this alone Klyn... we're going to get through it."
Klynzahr smiles weakly as she squeezes the smaller hands. "It means a lot lass.... jus' havin ye by now an' then ter talk ter an' such, I mean." She brushes aside a few stray tears.
Evangeline nods, "I'll be there..." She smiles, "I might even get to finally meet all of that giant family of yours. Can you make it back to moraby bay?"
Klynzahr chuckles softly, "Aye, James sees me here an' back..... wonder where he's gotten ter." The frail old highlander has actually returned to his seat at the table, and is regarding the couple with a pair of solemn, yellowed eyes.
Evangeline exhales, "Ok Klyn... do me a favor then." She fishes into a pouch and pulls out a pair of glasses with dark tinted lenses. "I use these when I set off pyrotechnics. I'll bring you a proper pair later, but wear these for now." She presses them into the Roes eyes, "Your eyes can't even begin to heal if you're still squinting and straining what little life they have left out of them."
Klynzahr feels the shape of the glasses, with obvious confusion. "Eva," She says gently, "I do think this be gone a might too far fer glasses."
Evangeline laughs, "They're tinted. Even if you can't see you can still make them worse. Staring into the sun is a good way to ruin them completely, as is straining them." She leans in, inches away from what she suspects is Klyn's good eye, 'Unless I'm mistaken you've got an ilm of sight left. You need to take care of it, that's what the glasses are for." She frowns, her breath on Klyn's face, "Promise me..."
Klynzahr 's eyes shift to the right, placing Eva's face at the edge of her peripheral (can't spell it) vision. "I promise, lass." She replies, adding with a smile "Ye allus did look fetchin with dark hair."
Evangeline slips the glasses onto Klyn's broken nose. Fortunately they have hooked earpieces, meant to stay in place during a blast, "I'll keep it then." She smiles, "Now I have some reading to do, be good ok?"
Klynzahr gingerly tucks Eva's hair behind her ear, before pulling back reluctantly. "There's hardly any trouble I could get up ter lass." She points out, "I canna even find th'shop door mos' days."
"Oh... you underestimate yourself." She hesitates, then leans in and brushes her lips against the Roe’s, She lingers there for a moment, resting her forehead against Klyns, "You always were a troublemaker Klyn. I'll be back in a week or so."
Klynzahr responds gently to the kiss, closing her eyes happily behind the dark glasses. "I'll be countin' on that lass. Take care, be well, an' fer the sake o'the twelve's bloody shite.... donna blow yerself up, Aye?" She finishes on a grin.
Evangeline grins back and pats her cheek, "If I do I'll make sure I leave you my eyes. You'd look good with violet." She stands and offers the Roe a hand, "I'll get you back to the table, but don't pull all at once."
Klynzahr looks up at Eva's forehead in a puzzled fashion, completely missing the hand. "Donna pull?" She asks before scrambling up on her own.
Evangeline barks out a laugh before finding the Roe's hand, and guiding her towards the table, "Never mind..."
Klynzahr follows Eva cautiously with her free hand outstretched. She halts next to Eva and stands unmoving, while the old highlander hobbles over to meet them.
Evangeline bows to him, "James... I presume? I'm Evangeline. Thank you for looking after my friend."
The old man knuckles his forehead with a trembling hand. "Naw," He replies with a toothless grin "She's family."
Klynzahr's hand squeezes Eva's gently. "I meant what I said lass... really... be careful out there." She pleads quietly.
"Thank you all the same." She nods at Klyn, "I will be, I promise you. We'll get through this." She tries to sound confident, "I'll find you in Moraby bay."
Klynzahr releases Eva's hand, with a stoic nod. "Donna ferget yer armour... it were th'first piece Da worked on after surgery. I'll be waitin' lass.... no doubt o'that."
Evangeline scoops it up, holding the bundles under her arm, "I'll wear it with pride." She lingers for a moment, not wanting to leave. "I... I'll... keep in touch." She stammers, walking out the door.
Klynzahr blinks those eyes a few times and returns to stroking Eva's hair in a gentle rythm. "I'd like 'at...." She says hoarsely, "I"ve missed readin' somethin' dreadful, an' Merl doesna have th'patience fer anythin' but battle tales."
The Elezen wipes away at her face, "I'll find some new political books, you always liked those. Maybe even reread Wealth and the Publick Governance." She wraps her arms around the Roe, "Klyn it might take me a while, but we'll figure this out, I don't care if I have to find a garlean and beat them until Magitech eyes pop out."
Klynzahr winces theatrically and a few stray tears spill over. " Now that be soundin' painful fer all involved... you, me, an th'dammed garlean. Mayhap ye oughter jus' snitch a pair o'voidsent eyes from Xel's collection." She suggests jokingly.
Evangeline laughs and wipes her face, "Or maybe I can summon the primal of eyes."
Klynzahr flops back against the wall, still wiping aside the occational tear. "At this rate I'll not need a blade again.... I'm like ter have eyes that devour worlds with ye in charge. Oh fook, that reminds me!"
Evangeline smiles and leans against the Roe, "Hopefully you devour only words, and in books."
"I brought yer new chainmail an' blade. Had 'em tucked under me chair..." She looks around and, taking a random guess, points across the room. There is a wrapped blade and small package under the Roe's old chair.
Evangeline wraps her hands around one of Klyn's larger ones, "I see it... I'll get it on the way out. I've got to do some research, I need to find out what I can... but first." Evangeline leans up to kiss the Roe's cheek, "You're not in this alone Klyn... we're going to get through it."
Klynzahr smiles weakly as she squeezes the smaller hands. "It means a lot lass.... jus' havin ye by now an' then ter talk ter an' such, I mean." She brushes aside a few stray tears.
Evangeline nods, "I'll be there..." She smiles, "I might even get to finally meet all of that giant family of yours. Can you make it back to moraby bay?"
Klynzahr chuckles softly, "Aye, James sees me here an' back..... wonder where he's gotten ter." The frail old highlander has actually returned to his seat at the table, and is regarding the couple with a pair of solemn, yellowed eyes.
Evangeline exhales, "Ok Klyn... do me a favor then." She fishes into a pouch and pulls out a pair of glasses with dark tinted lenses. "I use these when I set off pyrotechnics. I'll bring you a proper pair later, but wear these for now." She presses them into the Roes eyes, "Your eyes can't even begin to heal if you're still squinting and straining what little life they have left out of them."
Klynzahr feels the shape of the glasses, with obvious confusion. "Eva," She says gently, "I do think this be gone a might too far fer glasses."
Evangeline laughs, "They're tinted. Even if you can't see you can still make them worse. Staring into the sun is a good way to ruin them completely, as is straining them." She leans in, inches away from what she suspects is Klyn's good eye, 'Unless I'm mistaken you've got an ilm of sight left. You need to take care of it, that's what the glasses are for." She frowns, her breath on Klyn's face, "Promise me..."
Klynzahr 's eyes shift to the right, placing Eva's face at the edge of her peripheral (can't spell it) vision. "I promise, lass." She replies, adding with a smile "Ye allus did look fetchin with dark hair."
Evangeline slips the glasses onto Klyn's broken nose. Fortunately they have hooked earpieces, meant to stay in place during a blast, "I'll keep it then." She smiles, "Now I have some reading to do, be good ok?"
Klynzahr gingerly tucks Eva's hair behind her ear, before pulling back reluctantly. "There's hardly any trouble I could get up ter lass." She points out, "I canna even find th'shop door mos' days."
"Oh... you underestimate yourself." She hesitates, then leans in and brushes her lips against the Roe’s, She lingers there for a moment, resting her forehead against Klyns, "You always were a troublemaker Klyn. I'll be back in a week or so."
Klynzahr responds gently to the kiss, closing her eyes happily behind the dark glasses. "I'll be countin' on that lass. Take care, be well, an' fer the sake o'the twelve's bloody shite.... donna blow yerself up, Aye?" She finishes on a grin.
Evangeline grins back and pats her cheek, "If I do I'll make sure I leave you my eyes. You'd look good with violet." She stands and offers the Roe a hand, "I'll get you back to the table, but don't pull all at once."
Klynzahr looks up at Eva's forehead in a puzzled fashion, completely missing the hand. "Donna pull?" She asks before scrambling up on her own.
Evangeline barks out a laugh before finding the Roe's hand, and guiding her towards the table, "Never mind..."
Klynzahr follows Eva cautiously with her free hand outstretched. She halts next to Eva and stands unmoving, while the old highlander hobbles over to meet them.
Evangeline bows to him, "James... I presume? I'm Evangeline. Thank you for looking after my friend."
The old man knuckles his forehead with a trembling hand. "Naw," He replies with a toothless grin "She's family."
Klynzahr's hand squeezes Eva's gently. "I meant what I said lass... really... be careful out there." She pleads quietly.
"Thank you all the same." She nods at Klyn, "I will be, I promise you. We'll get through this." She tries to sound confident, "I'll find you in Moraby bay."
Klynzahr releases Eva's hand, with a stoic nod. "Donna ferget yer armour... it were th'first piece Da worked on after surgery. I'll be waitin' lass.... no doubt o'that."
Evangeline scoops it up, holding the bundles under her arm, "I'll wear it with pride." She lingers for a moment, not wanting to leave. "I... I'll... keep in touch." She stammers, walking out the door.
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