"Yeah, of course." He sat in the grass next to the hammock and leand against a tree. He wasn't sure of what else to talk about. "Luna, I know it's hard to talk about, but," he held his hands together and looked down. "Do you think you can tell me what happened? Of course you don't have to, I don't want to force you."
Luna could hear her breath quicken. She took controlled breaths. Her eyes widen slightly in panic, but she kept herself under control. She looked down at her hands, "I-I-I… P-Panther. N-nine m-monthes."
Uriah could feel his heart tighten. He asked to mich of her when she wasn't ready, and he felt awful. Standing he walked over and took a seat next to her. His arms wrapped around her body and he pulled her close, her head on his chest as his head rested on hers. If she hated it she would push him away, and he would understand. "I'm sorry." Was all that would come out.
Luna leaned against him, she didn't really care at this point. Her eyes started to water and she continued to control her breathing. Her hand fumbled around for her hood, her safe little shell. She barely got it up and immediately seemed to relax. She wasn't trying to push anyone out, she just needed the safety.
Uriah pulled her hood up the rest of the way so she wouldn't have to show her face. If she allowed him to hold her then that's what he'll do. Making her feel better was the number one priority right now, especially since he's the one who made her upset. "I'm really sorry, I shouldn't have asked." Using his leg he rocked the hammock back and forth to calm her a bit more.
Luna was really quiet and closed her eyes. Her controlled breathing was at a more natural pace and she could feel her body swaying with the hammock. She calmed down almost entirely, but her voice was still near silent, "I-It's f-fine."
"No it's not. I brought back bad memories when I was supposed to make you happy and calm by bringing you here." Gently he laid her down on the hammock and he got off. "You rest." Uriah, grabbed a book that he leaves here to read. He sat by the hammock and continued to rock it while reading. He hoped she would rest a bit and later would feel better.
Luna curled up and closed her eyes. She had been over this when she was alone. Something about people and actually telling people just seemed to set her off. She took a few deep breaths and just relaxed pulling her hood higher over her head, "Th-thank you U-uriah."
Cyrus lunged forwards and grabbed her by the shoulder.
"Sparrow, I need to know. Did I do something wrong? You're scaring me."
"You didn't do anything wrong.we just fell asleep together after training yesterday. I woke up before you and your hand was around my shoulder. I freaked shoved you to the floor then ran out of the training room." She told him
"Of course." He smiled and continued to read. Luna has definitely change over the past year. Some bad things may have happened, but Uriah honestly thought she changed for the better and was going to be stronger because of all this. "I'm always here for you. When you're ready to head back just tell me."
Luna nodded and let out a deep breath. She was probably never going to get over what happened at… Yeah, but she could recover. Make new connections, still be Luna. Just different, with more people and a stutter, "O-Okay."
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Cyrus laughed. "Oh, so that's it? God, the way you led up to it made it sound like something embarrassing or terrible happened!"
He had become slightly flushed, but his words didn't suggest any nervousness. He tried to change the tone.
"Guess we needed the sleep, huh? To just fall asleep in the middle of a room full of weapons."
Uriah finished a few chapters in his book. He stood to check on Luna. Slowly and gently pulled back her hood to see if she was sleeping. Her breathing was slow and steady and her eyes were closed, so it seemed like she was sleeping but he wasn't sure. Instead of waking her he laid on the grass and decided a nap sounded nice.
Luna had fallen asleep on the hammock. She had figured a quick nap wasn't going to do any harm. However she woke slightly when her hood was moved, but quickly returned to her slumber. Sleep was nice, and sleep was good.
After what felt like hours Uriah woke up to the sound of a barking dog. Freedom. "What is up with you?" Rubbing his eyes he sat up and for a minute forgot where he was. As his mind cleared and woke up more, he remembered that he was with Luna in his secret area. "Hey, Luna." He shook the hammock a bit to wake her up. "We should probably head back."
Luna woke with a startle, she shot up and started to breath in a panicked manor. She calmed herself down quickly and looked down at Uriah panic still flashing in her eyes. The shaking and startled her to say the least, "U-Um yeah. W-we should head b-back."
Uriah walked through the trees to see Price eating some grass. "Hey boy, you ready to go?" Uriah patted the horse neck and hopped on. He held his hand out for Luna to take, so he could help her on.
Luna walked over and grabbed his hand pulling herself up onto Prince. She felt a lot calmer after she had moved around. She put her arms around Uriah, since she figured he would've done that anyway.
Prince began to move and headed back to the guild. Uriah was waiting for everyone to have questions, especially since it was him and Luna going to a place where no one knew where they were. He sighed, but kept his eyes forward. "How was your nap?"
Luna glanced off into the forest. She didn't want questions to come at her at all, she already has enough to deal with. She let out a sigh, "I-It was fine. H-how about yours?"
"Mine was good, although I don't think I slept very long." Prince stopped in front of the stable and Uriah got off. "Do you need help down?" He held out his hand just in case she needed help down. Prince was a big horse so he wasn't sure.
Luna shook her head, "N-No, I got this." Luna swung her legs onto one side and slipped off Prince. She reached up and made sure her hood was up over her head, "I-I would be disappointed in m-myself if I couldn't."
"Alright." Uriah crossed his arms and watched her slide down. "We should head inside and see what everyone else is doing." And get ready for questions. He hoped he got most of them so Luna didn't have to deal with that.
Luna nodded and held herself. Talking to them meant questions, and Luna wasn't ready for questions. She took a deep breath and looked down at the ground before finally looking up at Uriah, "Y-yeah. W-we should do that."
Uriah was smiling, hoping that will comfort her a bit. "Don't worry, I'll answer all the questions for you." He patted her head and then headed inside. He was sure someone would be waiting at the door, but no one was there. "Hm, I wonder where they are?"