Rinna sighed as the headmaster gave his answers to her, exactly as she expected. She stared down into her lap, shame and guilt written across her very frame. She had told herself day after day that there was nothing she could have done, that it wasn't her fault, that even if she had known how to control her power she wouldn't have been strong enough to save them.
She had yet to convince herself of any of those things.
"I haven't been able to use my power in the slightest since..." She paused for a moment, struggling with how she wanted to finish her sentence. "Since it manifested." Her voice was dull and flat, making it obvious that she had not had much time to process her grief during her recovery. She had had friends visit while she hadbeen in the hospital, of course, but each had been carefully instructed by the nurses not to bring up what had happened. Like she couldn't hear them through those paper thin walls.
Rinna sat bolt upright, dragged out of her memories as a sudden thought hit her. Ever since she had gotten here, she had felt weird. If she was going to findout what it was, now would be the time to ask.
"Why does the whole valley feel like it is humming?"
She had yet to convince herself of any of those things.
"I haven't been able to use my power in the slightest since..." She paused for a moment, struggling with how she wanted to finish her sentence. "Since it manifested." Her voice was dull and flat, making it obvious that she had not had much time to process her grief during her recovery. She had had friends visit while she hadbeen in the hospital, of course, but each had been carefully instructed by the nurses not to bring up what had happened. Like she couldn't hear them through those paper thin walls.
Rinna sat bolt upright, dragged out of her memories as a sudden thought hit her. Ever since she had gotten here, she had felt weird. If she was going to findout what it was, now would be the time to ask.
"Why does the whole valley feel like it is humming?"