[ Her touch becomes slower over his forehead, the warmth of her fingertips not unlike the lazy descent of an afternoon tide. She had purposely waited for the exact moment he might be on the precipice of drifting off to sleep, for perhaps there would be a chance he might not remember these words, this secret. Perhaps he would think that this is some sort of dream. She won't know. A part of her wants him to hear. Another part does not. Thus in her hesitation, her stalling still, she will leave it be to chance whether he will recall these final words before his own dreams take him.
In a whisper that is no greater than a pindrop, she utters, ]
Iustorum autem [ Her fingers trail back to his forehead-- ] ...semita [ --then stroke to the side of his head-- ] ...quasi lux splendens... [ --and finally back to his bangs. ]
The path of the righteous is as the light of dawn. [ There is more to this proverb, but she ends it there.
It's always struck her as peculiar, how the names of his world seem to share similarities to a dead language from the first version of her universe. Hearing their names brings her such quiet nostalgia, often times. It's part of the reason why she smiles why she greets them, why she says their names so often.
This proverb is written upon her. For the future, a reminder where she belongs. But she thinks-- she thinks this might apply to him, too. Whatever he does, however he does it-- it will be righteous so long as it brings about that dawn in the future for all to have. And while her own world is not shrouded in an eternal night, she, too, seeks a dawn where others might see it. ]
[He too finds it peculiar, but is too sleepy in this state to truly unpack it. Whether he remembers it or not later is a mixed bag, but for the moment, the words are... very curious. If the memory sticks he can ask her later.
He's quiet for a long moment again, half-dozing, but manages to rouse himself one last time at the last second to ask, softly,]
Will you be here?
[Maybe... it's okay to sleep, if he doesn't wake up alone again. Just for a little while.]
[He barely hears it; her tone is enough to reassure him, and seconds later he's out, breath evening out in sleep. Whatever else happens, at least for the moment, she's given him exactly what he needs.]
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In a whisper that is no greater than a pindrop, she utters, ]
Iustorum autem [ Her fingers trail back to his forehead-- ] ...semita [ --then stroke to the side of his head-- ] ...quasi lux splendens... [ --and finally back to his bangs. ]
The path of the righteous is as the light of dawn. [ There is more to this proverb, but she ends it there.
It's always struck her as peculiar, how the names of his world seem to share similarities to a dead language from the first version of her universe. Hearing their names brings her such quiet nostalgia, often times. It's part of the reason why she smiles why she greets them, why she says their names so often.
This proverb is written upon her. For the future, a reminder where she belongs. But she thinks-- she thinks this might apply to him, too. Whatever he does, however he does it-- it will be righteous so long as it brings about that dawn in the future for all to have. And while her own world is not shrouded in an eternal night, she, too, seeks a dawn where others might see it. ]
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[He too finds it peculiar, but is too sleepy in this state to truly unpack it. Whether he remembers it or not later is a mixed bag, but for the moment, the words are... very curious. If the memory sticks he can ask her later.
He's quiet for a long moment again, half-dozing, but manages to rouse himself one last time at the last second to ask, softly,]
Will you be here?
[Maybe... it's okay to sleep, if he doesn't wake up alone again. Just for a little while.]
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[ An affirmation. She will. ]
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She will wait until he wakes, and when he does, only then will she leave for him to resume his watch until he's relieved. ]