The Amell Legacy: Transgressions

[Bethany]

"You were-" Beth swallows carefully. "Months like... weeks ago or months like... almost last year?"

[Marian Hawke]

Marian hesitates. Stop lying. Remember? You're going to be more honest, right? "Shortly before we left Draslina," she manages, unable to meet Beth's eyes.

[Bethany]

"Before-" If 'Bells' appeared shortly after they arrived... "That wasn't months ago! That was last month!" Straightening a little, she extends the arm not around Shiori towards her sister.

[Marian Hawke]

"I mean, we were on the road a while," she mutters, but she comes over to rest her head on Beth's shoulder. "It's fine. I'm fine."

[Bethany]

"It's not fine! How can you be fine?" Beth demands, bursting into fresh tears.

[Marian Hawke]

"Just-- I don't know, just, sometimes you have to do things and they're awful but you just keep going. I don't, people like me don't have time for tears and regrets. I just have to keep moving." She shrugs a bit, shaking her head against Beth's shoulder.  "It wasn't... violent, like yours. I wasn't hurt."

[Bethany]

"I've been hurt- injured- worse learning to fight. It..." She shivers uncontrollably. "It... it isn't about the... pain. Not really."

[Marian Hawke]

"It also wasn't my sister's fiance," she points out. "I just... I'm just worried about you, Beth."

[Bethany]

That gets a shy smile and a light blush. "I... I'm not used to people worrying about me. It's nice," she says softly.

[Marian Hawke]

"I've always worried," says Marian softly. "I had to hope your lives were going well. I never... I never thought I'd come back to Nyra, I never thought I'd see either of you again. So all I could do was pray for you and keep my head up."

[Bethany]

"Don't leave again? Please?" Her voice is small, lost, like a small child begging to be told that there are no monsters hiding in her room at night.

[Marian Hawke]

"Okay," she whispers, knowing it's a lie. I can't promise never to leave. But she needs me to and... honesty sucks. "I don't plan to go anywhere."

[Shisou]

"I'm holding you to that," says Shiori, her voice soft but her eyes intent.

[Bethany]

"Thank you," Beth mumbles into Marian's shoulder. "Both of you. I- I just... I just haven't really had anyone to depend on or- or- trust in so long. I love Carol but she... and Zev and Shan can only do so much and both have... other responsibilities. I just.."

[Marian Hawke]

"Yeah," sighs Marian, thinking of Helene, of Varric. "...Zev? I don't know a Zev," she adds.