Hearing her friend's murmur, Selena turned slightly, her gaze settling on her shocked friend.
The corners of her mouth curved, just barely, forming what should have been a smile, and she said,
"Are you okay?" she asked, her voice no longer as cold as it once had been, this time carrying an unmistakable note of concern for her friend.
Seeing her like that, hearing those words, tears welled up in Lirien's eyes before she could stop them, warm, uncontrollable. She didn't think twice, dropped her bow, and threw herself forward, latching onto her friend like a koala, hard enough to nearly knock her off balance.
"It's really you. You have no idea how happy I am to see you. I thought you were all dead,"" she said, half-sobbing, clinging tightly to Selena, who was finding it increasingly difficult to remain balanced and tried to free herself from her.
Normally, Selena would have been somewhat irritated by such a sudden and unrestrained gesture.
