You Would Never Be Alone

[SICARIO]

"You want to help? Just help them with the debris. They won't be able to clear it out in days unless they have someone with magic to help them," Elodie said and Hudhayfah just nodded in understanding.

He had so much hope for the kid before him and he hoped that she would take her time and embrace the truth. It wasn't ever going to be alright for a long time, but they were at war, and in war, there was always the risk of losing someone dear.

It was just unfortunate that this time, the person they lost was Mbali, but then it was a reality that even they had seen for themselves. To get Cicero back, they had murdered a lot of people. But fuck if they had thought that someday it would be them crying.

None of them had been ready for that and they wouldn't ever be. But maybe this was the reminder that at the end of the day, they had feelings that could get hurt and they could also experience sets of grief. Damn.