Tala Terncliff, the Warrior of Light

Names can be a reminder of where we came from.

Originally from Werlyt. Based in Ul'dah. Very tired.

Tala Terncliff @ #Lich #LightDC

(Mun: Ashe, 30+) 🔞

[Tala Terncliff, the Warrior of Light @talaterncliff]

☄️Tala Terncliff☄️

Displaced Raen from Werlyt (she/her)
Her head is a very crowded place (this WoL can fit so many souls)
Multishipper (But Matched-Set-Do-Not-Separate with Ardbert)
Found in game on Lich and Halicarnassas

OOC: @vcxahlia, 30+ nerd (they/them) #ffxivrp

[Tala Terncliff, the Warrior of Light @talaterncliff]

Overheard while visiting Gridania
Leih: I told Silvairre his ears turn red when he lies.
Jaia: Why would you do that?
Leih: So I can do this...Silvairre, do you love us?
Silvairre, covering his ears with his hands: NO.

[Tala Terncliff, the Warrior of Light @talaterncliff]

@Most_Eminent Oh, most assuredly.

[she moves to get up, the action slow and labored, though she tries to hide it. fighting this hard and this often against the threats she does has its downsides and pain is a constant companion - today is one of the better days but it still hurts]

[Tala Terncliff, the Warrior of Light @talaterncliff]

[the morning light filters through the window and Tala yawns, shifting closer to the source of warmth next to her]

[Tala Terncliff, the Warrior of Light @talaterncliff]

@Most_Eminent [she shakes her head]

It was a completely quiet night...which is a rare enough thing I'm just going to appreciate it.

[Tala Terncliff, the Warrior of Light @talaterncliff]

@Most_Eminent Apologies...that was not my intention.

[she almost never sleeps well. Ardbert worries with how often she struggles to sleep through the night, nightmares and memories keeping her awake. she doesn't want to think about why she slept so easily and peacefully with him.]

[Tala Terncliff, the Warrior of Light @talaterncliff]

@Most_Eminent [the movement startles her and she barely keeps herself from lashing out with aether, fire dancing on her fingers for but a moment at the perceived threat before she catches herself]

Mmm...how long did we sleep?

[her voice is soft and warm with sleep, gentler than it often is]

[Tala Terncliff, the Warrior of Light @talaterncliff]

@Most_Eminent [it’s something. a way she can help and feel of use when everything makes her feel terribly helpless. she can’t help Ardbert. she can’t help Kore. but she can give Emet-Selch a place to rest.]

[Tala Terncliff, the Warrior of Light @talaterncliff]

[she holds the crystal in her hands, looking down at it as she sits in her garden. she feels calm here so maybe it will help. this may be a terrible idea, but she is worried after seeing Kore, so she closes her eyes and squeezes the crystal between her hands.]

Emet-Selch.

[Tala Terncliff, the Warrior of Light @talaterncliff]

@Most_Eminent [he says that but he hasn’t moved so she continues carding her fingers through his hair in a bid to get him to actually relax]

Of course. However you want to.

[she keeps petting him and humming some half-remembered song]

[Tala Terncliff, the Warrior of Light @talaterncliff]

@Most_Eminent [Tala watches him with faint amusement as he chooses the least comfortable position possible]

That can’t be comfortable.

[she tugs him so his head is resting in her lap, running her fingers gently through his hair]

If the world decides to end in the next hour, I’ll handle it.

[Tala Terncliff, the Warrior of Light @talaterncliff]

@Most_Eminent It must be hard to exist somewhere that so lauds adversity having never experienced it. It's why he saw me as, in as much as he could, a friend.

[a sigh, fond and irritated at the same time]

I'm afraid not. I care about you, in spite of myself. So lay down and get some rest.

[Tala Terncliff, the Warrior of Light @talaterncliff]

@Most_Eminent leaving behind only the cruel ones. she doesn't hate him. she never did. she wishes she could. but she sees herself too much in him for that.]

You came when I called, had hot cocoa on my couch and didn't even insult me horribly. Take a nap. I'll handle anything that comes up.

[Tala Terncliff, the Warrior of Light @talaterncliff]

@Most_Eminent Bold of you to assume you're 𝘮𝘺 mortal enemy. I have people vying for that position every day. Your great grandson was especially keen.

[she misses him, in spite of herself. she wishes that every time she tried to speak of him the kinder words didn't catch in her throat, >>

[Tala Terncliff, the Warrior of Light @talaterncliff]

@koreffxiv [She watches her go, then gets to her feet with a sigh and heads back to her house. There's someone she needs to speak to.]

[Tala Terncliff, the Warrior of Light @talaterncliff]

[she isn’t sure what to think, looking at this creature - there is a part of her, the piece of Ardbert that ties her to him, that rebels at the sight of a Light Warden…things like this tore his world apart and destroyed everything he loved]

Kore…what?

[azem ✦ of the stars ✨7.0! @koreffxiv]

M̸̓ͅe̵̯͠t̶͓͗ė̴̮o̵̰̾r̷̭͒?̸̧͂ ̵̼̀Ṣ̶̃ȯ̷̬ű̴͉ľ̶̙-̶̹͒s̸̄ͅi̴͂ͅb̴͖̊l̸͍̐i̴̦̽n̷̹͛g̵̲̊s̴̡̃.̸̠͑.̶̘̆

[Tala Terncliff, the Warrior of Light @talaterncliff]

@koreffxiv [If Kore wishes to pull away, that is her choice and Tala will respect it]

If that is what you want.

[personally, she thinks she knows Kore pretty damn well, but she doesn't want to fight]

Just rest. You need it.

[Tala Terncliff, the Warrior of Light @talaterncliff]

@Most_Eminent Downstairs. It's more comfortable.

[she finishes her own drink because she won't waste it, then leads him to the library and past the secret door in the bookcase that leads to her private sanctuary, taking a seat on the bed]

Lay down. You need to rest.

[Tala Terncliff, the Warrior of Light @talaterncliff]

@Most_Eminent I don't imagine it was.

[she sighs, feeling regret - for all that she told Kore she would do it again...she still hates that she had to]

Finish your hot chocolate and come with me. Please.

[Tala Terncliff, the Warrior of Light @talaterncliff]

@koreffxiv Kore's hair. She loves her and she wants to ease the hurt, but she won't coddle her. It would be a disservice.]

You sound just like him, you know. "You people couldn't possibly understand my choices and my actions and I am in the right because I'm taking back what was mine?"

[Tala Terncliff, the Warrior of Light @talaterncliff]

@koreffxiv a judgment of you. It's not saying you shouldn't have done it. It's just the truth. I'm sorry you're hurting. Everyone is hurting. But you made a choice, for good or ill. You don't get to lash out because some people don't agree with it.

[the whole while, she's still stroking >>