Snippet #996266

Everything dropped out of Kein'Vei as he felt Teryl's mind slip away into non-existance. He looked down on empty shell and solidifying wings, unable to act or think, only to watch feeling emptiness in the room. He had seen death before, a rough life had brought that to him. Yet he had never seen someone he had known and befriended in a way, die in such a way. He froze, dead to the world as he stared at the stone cocoon, eyes pained and confused. The Silenced One was lost to the anguish of the others around. Teryl was the one who had filled in the missing piece of the puzzle that was the deformed teenager's life. Slowly he returned to the world, the emotions and thoughts of those around him penetrating his unguarded mind. The sadness and desperation filling the place coupled with Kein's own sorrow. Tears dripped down from his eyes. The first tears that the hardened child had shed for over ten years. He welcomed the dampness along his cheeks, attention fully restored to the world. He placed a hand on Yumiko's shoulder, a comfort to the distraught fairy. His eyes filled with pity and sorrow.