Yoresh took a deep, calming breath when he felt the warmth of her tears against his chest and shifted his arms to enfold her as completely as he could in firm, warm safety. He kissed the top of her head.
"Hush, love, it's alright," he murmured against her hair. "It's alright." He smiled tenderly and turned his head to touch his cheek to her hair, his lips close to her ear. "You've been a good parent to a young adult who I suspect really doesn't have much use for either of us anymore and you know she can't be found when she doesn't want to be." He began gently rocking her a little; it had worked on Lanth once upon a time, but then Brae wasn't a child. He tried it anyway. "And you, a terrible mate? Never. Have you lost your mind?"
He moved one hand up beneath her hair to lightly scratch his nails over the back of her neck. He hoped it would remind her of late nights beneath warm blankets and comfort her further.
"You have done no wrong by me," he murmured and pressed his lips to her temple.
"Hush, love, it's alright," he murmured against her hair. "It's alright." He smiled tenderly and turned his head to touch his cheek to her hair, his lips close to her ear. "You've been a good parent to a young adult who I suspect really doesn't have much use for either of us anymore and you know she can't be found when she doesn't want to be." He began gently rocking her a little; it had worked on Lanth once upon a time, but then Brae wasn't a child. He tried it anyway. "And you, a terrible mate? Never. Have you lost your mind?"
He moved one hand up beneath her hair to lightly scratch his nails over the back of her neck. He hoped it would remind her of late nights beneath warm blankets and comfort her further.
"You have done no wrong by me," he murmured and pressed his lips to her temple.