[ Baldr? For a moment, Lightning's mind goes to where the name had come from first, before she then realizes... oh right, the puppy. The puppy missed her because he's a puppy and of course he'd miss her while she was... gone and.... ]
How long... has it been?
[ She grips Hope's shoulder automatically, though apparently careful not to actually lean on him much. Despite the quiet emptiness of her voice, however, the question finally holds most of her normal inflection-- if only because this time she's understandable.
As for her Brand... the rainy weather and former soldier's pale skin probably don't make it all that obvious, no, but it's definitely there at least in part, the top half showing above the line of her dress- white and grey, with the edges and where the arrows had been fading out as if smeared. Truthfully, it actually looks more like a brand now. ]
no subject
How long... has it been?
[ She grips Hope's shoulder automatically, though apparently careful not to actually lean on him much. Despite the quiet emptiness of her voice, however, the question finally holds most of her normal inflection-- if only because this time she's understandable.
As for her Brand... the rainy weather and former soldier's pale skin probably don't make it all that obvious, no, but it's definitely there at least in part, the top half showing above the line of her dress- white and grey, with the edges and where the arrows had been fading out as if smeared. Truthfully, it actually looks more like a brand now. ]