tena ✦ even if the sky does fall

[lavi s.]

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The young Jedi stepped in quietly, pleasently surprised to taste spices in the air.  Almost subconsciously, his eyes float towards the small kitchen.  "Are you making tzai?" He inquires lightly, the thought of the homemade drink making him feel warmer.  The heavy feeling in his chest felt a tad lighter.

Only for him to inhale sharply as she posed her own question.  Her tone portrayed bitterness, yet less than he expected.  Lavi realized she must already suspect the matter of things.  "She did.  I left slightly early, is all." A simple admission.  "I don't suppose she spoke to you prior, did she?" Would that change the attitude betrayed by his friend's body?

"She... She's taken command.  She said something about it being temporary and all that." The time mattered little to Lavi.  He simply felt inclined to check with the one he truly felt loyal to.  "You don't seem as upset as I thought you would be if I am being honest...?"

The first thoughts he had whenever Tena came to mind was of a fiery spirit.  A loud, reckless, fiery spirit.  This quiet, bitter feline before him hardly matched.

— THERE'S NOTHING IN THIS WORLD I WOULDN'T DO