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Spotlight: Recovery (Arjuna and Avalon pt1)
4 years ago
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“Things don't go wrong and break your heart so you can become bitter and give up. They happen to break you down and build you up so you can be all that you were intended to be.”
- Samuel Johnson
- Samuel Johnson
♡ ✐ ♡ ✎ ♡ ✐ ♡ ✎ ♡ ✐ ♡ ✎♡ ✐ ♡ ✎ ♡ ✐ ♡ ✎ ♡ ✐ ♡ ✎ ♡ ✐ ♡ ✎ ♡ ✐ ♡ ✎ ♡ ✐ ♡ ✎ ♡ While it was up to Palm to remedy the cause of the tragedy and Alder to tend to those dead because of it, it was up to Arjuna, the second prince and their mother, Avalon, the Empress of Calico, to take care of the remaining citizens that had lived through it.
"She's a bright, golden girl with long, wavy, gold hair." a young lavender girl was saying to Arjuna. "Her name is, Sweetheart. Her home is gone and I'm afraid to go to...to see if she's..." she sobbed, looking in the direction of where the bodies of the women were amassing. Unable to say more, or think of her dear friend lying with the dead, the girl fell to her knees and cried, miserably.
It had been the scene with so many of the survivors; the living looking for friends, loved ones and others they feared may have been stolen by the sea. They would become overwhelmed with distress, so much that the unbearable weight of their trepidation crushed them and dragged them down to their knees to wade in their despair and their tears. It was heartbreaking, not only for those dilapidated with fear for the safety of people they loved, but also for the gentle, empathetic few that were attempting to calm them and offer them a modicum of comfort.
Arjuna's gentle heart wept for the girl. Quietly, he knelt beside her and touched her shoulder.
"Miss, please be calm." he said, softly. "Tears for loved ones need not be shed if they are still among us. Please, give me a moment and allow me to check the hospital logs." he said.
Alder had gathered the patient intake roster and had delivered the forms to the second prince and their mother to help in assisting survivors to locate their missing loved ones. As more patients were admitted, the records were continually updated the names and conditions of the arriving patients. Lamentably, he also supplied them with updated accounts of those whose lives were confirmed to have been lost, either by the angry sea, or through the peace and comfort of a hospital stretcher. Optimistically, the gentle prince opted to review the list of the departed only after consulting the list of the saved. Fortunately, he only needed to review one in order to find the answer to aid the aggrieved young girl.
"She's a bright, golden girl with long, wavy, gold hair." a young lavender girl was saying to Arjuna. "Her name is, Sweetheart. Her home is gone and I'm afraid to go to...to see if she's..." she sobbed, looking in the direction of where the bodies of the women were amassing. Unable to say more, or think of her dear friend lying with the dead, the girl fell to her knees and cried, miserably.
It had been the scene with so many of the survivors; the living looking for friends, loved ones and others they feared may have been stolen by the sea. They would become overwhelmed with distress, so much that the unbearable weight of their trepidation crushed them and dragged them down to their knees to wade in their despair and their tears. It was heartbreaking, not only for those dilapidated with fear for the safety of people they loved, but also for the gentle, empathetic few that were attempting to calm them and offer them a modicum of comfort.
Arjuna's gentle heart wept for the girl. Quietly, he knelt beside her and touched her shoulder.
"Miss, please be calm." he said, softly. "Tears for loved ones need not be shed if they are still among us. Please, give me a moment and allow me to check the hospital logs." he said.
Alder had gathered the patient intake roster and had delivered the forms to the second prince and their mother to help in assisting survivors to locate their missing loved ones. As more patients were admitted, the records were continually updated the names and conditions of the arriving patients. Lamentably, he also supplied them with updated accounts of those whose lives were confirmed to have been lost, either by the angry sea, or through the peace and comfort of a hospital stretcher. Optimistically, the gentle prince opted to review the list of the departed only after consulting the list of the saved. Fortunately, he only needed to review one in order to find the answer to aid the aggrieved young girl.
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I may not be a Christian, but I still pray for people in bad situations
At least through emojis, anyway
Also, you sound like Palm. He gets bewildered in situations where he needs to console someone.
And, about me sounding like palm, I think that sounds accurate, so thank you!