<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ccff99">She rested her head against his collarbone, listening to him speak. There was something soothing about Lucian, not better than her brother, of course, just… different. They were both comforting in different ways. She took a deep breath, slow but shaky, letting it out slowly as she opened her eyes, before doing it again, less shaky this time. By her fourth breath, she was breathing steadily, a bit overwhelmed by the strong surge of confidence she felt from her brother, and the affection and reassurance in Lucian’s eyes.</span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#a6ff4d"> “Okay…. Okay. one more time.”</span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ccff99"> she said, nodding slowly.</span>