Isabelle returned the hug and squeezed Rayne tight.<span style="color: #663300">"we both have things in our pasts that need to be discussed for proper understanding but perhaps we should keep it to small doses? at least for now while those horrors are fresh... despite appearances the war was less then nine months ago for us. my future has been decided despite my best efforts to avoid the responsibilities and privileges that come with being the top rated doctor and surgeon among my people."</span>she pulled away to keep walking and she looked over at the river and she sighed.<span style="color: #663300">"i am happy to hear you speaking with hope, you were so miserable in the hospital and determined to go out into the forest and die." </span><div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>