( for as much as eda would like to immediately try to control their expectations, she finds that she cannot say or do anything at all while raine laughs, warm and hearty. she can only watch from across the table. how long had it been since she last heard them laugh? got to see them smile like this?

a wild part of her wants to start making promises, painting a bright and beautiful future for them, but that's the part of her that's stupid. it doesn't matter how much time passes, raine always has a way of making her dumb and foolish. )

Don't get too excited. It's still a mess.

( to put it extremely lightly. but raine didn't need to know the details of that. probably. )

But one we all have the chance to fix.

( because they live through it and that's the important part.

yeah, eda supposes that it is still a win. just a win with another battle immediately loaded behind it.

she makes a quick waving gesture. )

We just got to get out of this wrong realm first.