The haze lifted. Not completely, not by a long shot. But it definitely felt like a weight had rolled off Paddy's back, a weight he wasn't even aware had settled there in the first place. The world didn't feel quite so surreal anymore. It didn't make sense, but it didn't feel surreal anymore.
It was remarkable, actually, when he tried to reason out what was happening. The problem wasn't gone, and the way Paddy felt about it hadn't just vanished. Nothing had actually changed. But it was a little like going to bed after a lousy day and waking up on a sunny morning - it didn't matter that nothing had changed, you just felt more prepared to handle it. More energised. Less like the problems you were facing ended the world, and more like they were perfectly fixable if you just sat down with someone you trusted and talked things out.
Was it a measure of how Solomon felt? Was he soothing Paddy's soul using his own? It wouldn't have surprised him.
Paddy took a few moments after the feeling faded to let Solomon regain himself again before speaking. "If this doesn't drain you too much, I think you've answered your own question."
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It was remarkable, actually, when he tried to reason out what was happening. The problem wasn't gone, and the way Paddy felt about it hadn't just vanished. Nothing had actually changed. But it was a little like going to bed after a lousy day and waking up on a sunny morning - it didn't matter that nothing had changed, you just felt more prepared to handle it. More energised. Less like the problems you were facing ended the world, and more like they were perfectly fixable if you just sat down with someone you trusted and talked things out.
Was it a measure of how Solomon felt? Was he soothing Paddy's soul using his own? It wouldn't have surprised him.
Paddy took a few moments after the feeling faded to let Solomon regain himself again before speaking. "If this doesn't drain you too much, I think you've answered your own question."