Knowing what it meant for him to have a blue glow to his eyes, then finally after several longer glances in his direction, the pair finally ceases their talking at her and frowns at her, “We both know this is probably not exactly the reunion that you were hoping for, or maybe even that you never actually wanted this, but we needed to see you and see what you grew up to be and who you were. Her eyes drifted back to her father from time to time as they spoke, not able to really grasp the impact of looking at him. Standing in front of the older couple, and not able to talk, her gaze drifts from one to the other and back again while they just sit there talking at her. I’ll be fine.” It was rather obvious that she was just saying this to lie to herself, doing everything to try and convince herself that it was true. I won’t even have any idea who they are if I do since I’ve never actually seen them before. I won’t even see them, this will be fine, I promise. As much as your help is appreciated, and would benefit us, I wouldn’t want it to cause you too much harm to be here.” Breaking out of the looping mantra she was repeating in her head, she looks at him and shakes her head, “No, I’m fine. The pained expression on her face told all and he walked over to lay a hand on her arm, speaking with a calm tone, “Laenne, you really don’t need to be here. A concerned look comes over her friend’s face as he looks at her. While her companions started speaking about the procedure and started to unpack the gear for where they would get set up, she had just started going through the motions as her medical kit and all of her gear was being neatly laid out. As she stepped through the portal to the shadowlands, Laenne instantly started hearing her own mind speaking to her.
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