Dancing lessons

I spent most of today just moping around Silvermoon.  Chrysalis reached me through my brand and said that we needed to talk, so I agreed to meet her in the Exchange.

We found a bench to sit on, and she apologized for lashing out at me the night before.  I wasn’t really mad at her – just mad at the situation.  Chrysalis has a number of problems of her own, I learned, problems that I either dismissed before or just didn’t notice because I was too wrapped up in my own head. 

She felt used, and I got the impression that she felt a little bit betrayed.  What she thought was a meaningful relationship turned out to be nothing more than someone else’s amusement.  I didn’t tell her how obvious that appeared to me from the very beginning. 

After I convinced her that things were over over between Ysabelle and I (and it took a lot of convincing) she seemed to relax a bit.  I feel like Ysabelle and all the drama surrounding her was like this giant Elekk in the room whenever Chrysalis and I were together.  It felt good to be to just push that aside and relax and have fun with her.  We hadn’t really been able to laugh and relax like that since those first days we met.

We both joked about our miserable and pathetic romances, and she told me that I’m the only man she has in her life now. 

We were alone in the Exchange for a while, but in any busy place like that you’re bound to bump into someone you know sooner or later.  Velysen, Lisette, Erunen, and Zaliron all joined us in time. 

Someone mentioned how it seems we had ourselves a small party, and someone else remarked that we would have a party, except that there’s no dancing.  I think it was Lisette who suggested that Chrysalis and I dance, but I flat out refused – Chrysalis seemed disappointed. 

Lisette and Erunen took it upon themselves to set the example, and began to dance.  They really were something to behold – and after seeing what their idea of dancing was I was even happier I hadn’t volunteered.  I would have stepped on Chrysalis’ toes and quite possibly knocked her over if I had attempted anything similar to what those two were able to do.  They were getting quite hot and heavy, too, and I think I saw each person watching them blush just a little bit. 

Chrysalis seemed especially flushed and got up and left suddenly, walking to the nearby inn.  Erunen glanced at me from his embrace with Lisette and spoke to me through my brand, telling me to go after her.  When did I become the boyfriend who’s job it is run after the girl who stalks away?  I was curious to see what had upset her, though, so I followed her to the inn and found her seated upstairs on one of the beds.

She told me that the weight of everything was just getting to her.  I think maybe watching the couple dancing got her thinking about her own (failed?) relationship.  I was still exhausted from last night, myself, and sat down on the bed next to her.  I didn’t know quite what to say, so I just put my arm around her.  She seemd to calm down and leaned against me, falling asleep. 

After everything that’s happened over the past twenty four hours this was not a situation I would have expected myself to be in – but it’s nice to have something to hold on to.