Jumping out of her bed, Ruby rushed towards Crecent Rose, but a quick kick from Sonatro knocked the weapon away towards Neo, who picked it up. "Ruby, she's not an enemy. You don't have to worry." Neo nodded, placing the scythe on the floor and kicking it back towards the younger girl. "She's on our side now."
Ruby nodded. Neo's face had a worried look, which was quite unusual. She pulled out the note book, but Ruby knew what she was about to ask.
"Roman is dead. Eaten alive by a Griffon. I'm sorry, I can tell he meant a lot to you."
Neo dropped to her knees, eyes tearing. Sonatro knelt down beside her, looking to Ruby. "We need a bit of space, it you wouldn't mind." The younger girl nodded, exiting the room, closing the door quietly behind her.
Neo bawled, head leaning on Sonatro's shoulder, the latter embracing her lightly. "It's okay. It's okay." Sonatro knew his words were hollow, but he said them anyways, in a vain attempt to comfort the mute. She started making strained noises, attempting to speak. Nothing coherent came from noises, just signs of obvious pain. "I'm here for you. I'm not Roman, that's for sure. But I'm somebody who can lend a shoulder. So just cry for now. It'll be alright." Sonatro knew this pain.
There was one other member of Team STRR, or Team Storm. His name was Taylor. Taylor was... Troubled greatly. When they took a trip to his hometown, Taylor's father killed him. Nobody could believe what happened. No one knew the circumstances, as the man was immediately tried and convicted of murder, sending him to prison for life. Ryder and Rina where totally heartbroken, crying for days. Sonatro wasn't sad, but confused. Going into full days of researcher, Sonatro came to the conclusion that Taylor had no past. It's like he never existed.
The loss had still weighed heavy on his heart, like Neo's loss of Roman. The mute had stopped crying, and was snoring lightly. Sonatro chuckled, picking her up and laying her on the couch downstairs. He eyes were puffy and red. Taiyang watched in silence, only speaking to Sonatro once he had Neo situated.
"She seems to be in a bit rough spot."
"Well, considering her life long friend was just killed... I can't blame her. You'd be just as sad if one of your..." He stopped talking, realizing what he said. "I am so sorry."
"It's alright. You forgot for a moment. We all do sometimes."
"Do you know where a lot of the huntsmen and huntresses have regrouped after the Vale attack?"
"They made a base a few miles out from there, why do you ask?"
"I've got something I need to do. Once Neo and I are ready, we're heading out."
A/N note: hello again! Thanks for reading once more! I may make Taylor's existence a main part of the story, tell me what you guys think in a review!
Apologies for for a shorter chapter, I felt the need to get this one out there, cause it may be a while before my next post, and it'll be a big one. Until then, thank you and sayonara!