hold it down

Peter stays silent as the new member is introduced, simply looking over to her and raising his own hand in greeting. She smiles, and he is put into the awkward position of wanting to trust her, but feeling like he shouldn’t. He trusts Sunjata’s judgement though, enough that he moves past his discomfort, walking headfirst into a different kind of discomfort. He had never been good with grief, his own or other people’s, and so his eyes find Adam as the news of deaths, confirmed and presumed, is shared. Jigano’s name was met with a silent sigh. Peter had gone from not knowing who the loreseeker was to having him crop up everywhere, and it put him on edge every time. Like somehow the bard had the power to get him in trouble, to change other people’s perception of him. ”I’ll be um... going to Halo, for a bit. Family things. I... I can get information though, pass it back when I’m here.” He glanced over at Hotaru, almost curiously, and continued. ”What secrets are we... is your source looking for?” Peter try, try your whole life to be righteous and good