[After her conversation with Chloe (in addition to what Koltira had said to her as he drove Byfrost through her side), she had done quite a bit of thinking. Most of her conclusions had ended up at the same places -- that she would, once again, need to make peace with living with her pain as she had while imprisoned in Icecrown. In a way, it was almost ironic if she stood around and thought about it long enough -- all that was missing was the looming threat of Arthas in the distance.
But he was gone, and the siren's call had silenced. Now she only had her own mind to run from. It should have been easy, with how overly sensitive she felt toward every sign of life. After living with the urge for a few years, she imagined the need would have been easier to ignore. As it turned out it wasn't, no doubt due to the fact that she indulged so often to keep it silenced.
The sound of plate boots in front of her drags her out of her thoughts enough to look up and meet Koltira's eyes as he turns. Instinctively, her spine stiffens, and inwardly she immediately kicks herself for letting surprise get the better of her reflexes.
She chews on her tongue for a fraction of a second as she forces her posture to relax before parroting a greeting in an empty tone:]
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But he was gone, and the siren's call had silenced. Now she only had her own mind to run from. It should have been easy, with how overly sensitive she felt toward every sign of life. After living with the urge for a few years, she imagined the need would have been easier to ignore. As it turned out it wasn't, no doubt due to the fact that she indulged so often to keep it silenced.
The sound of plate boots in front of her drags her out of her thoughts enough to look up and meet Koltira's eyes as he turns. Instinctively, her spine stiffens, and inwardly she immediately kicks herself for letting surprise get the better of her reflexes.
She chews on her tongue for a fraction of a second as she forces her posture to relax before parroting a greeting in an empty tone:]
Commander.