Surprise and shock and joy are all there at once. Fear quickly follows that; if this is the afterlife, then he and the Raven Queen are to have a long talk. If this is something else, then it is a gift. Maybe a curse, too. He's always been bad at hiding his emotions, so it shows, of course: Vax'ildan looks halfway between laughing and crying.
And he makes him suck it up, hold the emotion down, and then turn it into the simpler joy of speaking like they have a thousand times before. Like they were never going to get to again.]
Vex'ahlia. I find they're less pointy and balanced than I'm used to. [He tosses the ring over his shoulder -- not paying attention, he nails it in one -- and then walks over to pull her into a hug.]
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Surprise and shock and joy are all there at once. Fear quickly follows that; if this is the afterlife, then he and the Raven Queen are to have a long talk. If this is something else, then it is a gift. Maybe a curse, too. He's always been bad at hiding his emotions, so it shows, of course: Vax'ildan looks halfway between laughing and crying.
And he makes him suck it up, hold the emotion down, and then turn it into the simpler joy of speaking like they have a thousand times before. Like they were never going to get to again.]
Vex'ahlia. I find they're less pointy and balanced than I'm used to. [He tosses the ring over his shoulder -- not paying attention, he nails it in one -- and then walks over to pull her into a hug.]