K'yohko followed his daughter's eyes, the small movements of her face and body. She gave up all her thoughts with small movements. Even though K'nahli was quiet, she was like an open book. K'yohko could see her fear, her anxiety, her frustration and grief. It was in the way her ears twitched, the way her tail movement, and the color of her eyes. And of course, the way she breathed in so sharply on seeing K'yhaega's maimed body. But he was beyond recognition. Had he not been able to talk before he died, they might have never been able to figure out who it was.
The nunh felt his heart shatter a bit further with his daughter's plea. 'Please tell me...' The words echoed around numbly in his skull for a few moments before he realized it. What words could possible make this better? There were no words. They were useless things. Useless before such torrential grief and loss and horror. Instead, K'yohko did something he had never done before. He reached forward and took his daughter in his arms and pressed her against his chest in a firm hug.
"I'm sorry K'nahli." He whispered quietly, closing his eyes and holding K'nahli still. He was prepared for her to struggle against him, but he was not going to let her run. She was going to stay with him until she calmed down. Until her mother came, or until K'nahli realized the man with such horrific wounds was K'yhaega.
The nunh felt his heart shatter a bit further with his daughter's plea. 'Please tell me...' The words echoed around numbly in his skull for a few moments before he realized it. What words could possible make this better? There were no words. They were useless things. Useless before such torrential grief and loss and horror. Instead, K'yohko did something he had never done before. He reached forward and took his daughter in his arms and pressed her against his chest in a firm hug.
"I'm sorry K'nahli." He whispered quietly, closing his eyes and holding K'nahli still. He was prepared for her to struggle against him, but he was not going to let her run. She was going to stay with him until she calmed down. Until her mother came, or until K'nahli realized the man with such horrific wounds was K'yhaega.
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