She closed her eyes and looked down, silent for a moment.
"I should have seen this coming, to be honest," Saori slowly admitted, anger slowly being replaced with disappointment with herself. Ira was probably very lucky that Saori couldn't bring herself to do any sort of physical lash out on him. Her hands loosen their grip but don't let go and even start to shake. He had a point and if she was in that situation her son was in, she would do the same thing. She had seen the Tower with her own eyes and the burden he carried.
"We might not share blood, but gods, you do share my stubbornness over things like this. You've made up your mind and I doubt there's anything I can do to change that." Her vision turned cloudy from the tears welling up in her eyes. She let go of Ira, to reach behind her neck to undo the clasp of her necklace. She held the silver pendant, which held a stone the same color as Ira's eyes. It was the last gift from her brother before they had a fight and he disappeared. This time, she won't have another family member go on such a note. She goes on her tiptoes to put the necklace on him.
"Take this. Maybe it'll be the thing you need to guide you home. But Ira, promise me, the moment you find a way back, you take it. You'll have a place at my house waiting for you."
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"I should have seen this coming, to be honest," Saori slowly admitted, anger slowly being replaced with disappointment with herself. Ira was probably very lucky that Saori couldn't bring herself to do any sort of physical lash out on him. Her hands loosen their grip but don't let go and even start to shake. He had a point and if she was in that situation her son was in, she would do the same thing. She had seen the Tower with her own eyes and the burden he carried.
"We might not share blood, but gods, you do share my stubbornness over things like this. You've made up your mind and I doubt there's anything I can do to change that." Her vision turned cloudy from the tears welling up in her eyes. She let go of Ira, to reach behind her neck to undo the clasp of her necklace. She held the silver pendant, which held a stone the same color as Ira's eyes. It was the last gift from her brother before they had a fight and he disappeared. This time, she won't have another family member go on such a note. She goes on her tiptoes to put the necklace on him.
"Take this. Maybe it'll be the thing you need to guide you home. But Ira, promise me, the moment you find a way back, you take it. You'll have a place at my house waiting for you."