Aiyana's emotions were like a sucker punch to Atia's chest. He knew immediately they were her emotions because what she was feeling didn't align with his thoughts.
They were Tahraka bound, not Serakai? But he had been certain with everything inside of him, his spirit speaking like they were star bound lovers. He did not lose himself to the plaguing thoughts though as he registered the uncertainty and spout of sadness bursting through this newfound bond from Aiyana.
Atia stepped forward and knelt before her, moving her knuckles to his lips as he gazed upon her beauty, seeing her new cut, the new scar on her nose as a reminder of his failure in protecting her, and proving that a scar only adds to her beauty, never taking it away.
