Him laughing might have been an odd counterpoint to her tears, but it was honestly meant and full of good humor.
"Oh, Thea, you're sane. I was only kidding about that. We all go a little mad sometimes, when reality doesn't make sense or the world pushes us too hard and too fast. A little broken maybe, just like the rest of us."
His laughter fell off to a few small chufflings as he held her, the chest under her cheek expanding with a deep breath that he slowly released.
"I don't know what happened there besides what you've told me. My first instinct is to take your side, but I've seen too often how a different point of view can change a situation completely."
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Him laughing might have been an odd counterpoint to her tears, but it was honestly meant and full of good humor.
"Oh, Thea, you're sane. I was only kidding about that. We all go a little mad sometimes, when reality doesn't make sense or the world pushes us too hard and too fast. A little broken maybe, just like the rest of us."
His laughter fell off to a few small chufflings as he held her, the chest under her cheek expanding with a deep breath that he slowly released.
"I don't know what happened there besides what you've told me. My first instinct is to take your side, but I've seen too often how a different point of view can change a situation completely."
Jack sighed against her hair.
"Thea, I've been called a monster for the things I've done. A murderer, a liar, a thief... most anything. Once upon a time, I had to allow creatures to steal away a little girl while her mother screamed and begged me not to. Her fiancé was already lying dead a few feet behind us. She lost her daughter and her husband-to-be because I had to sacrifice one little girl the faeries had chosen to save scores of lives. To her, I'm a monster. A murderer. A liar. I said I would help, and I couldn't. I hurt that woman in a way that nothing can ever make better."