Private A Moment of Clarity

[Jonyna Si]

TAG: Valery Noble

Jonyna had already told her in text, at the least, that she would be staying on Ukatis for a few months. A few could mean 2, it could mean 10. It was only a matter of time before Val came to investigate the truth of the matter.

Jonyna didn't want to lie to her, but she was always always one for dramatics. It was in her blood, something she got from her mother.

Part of her feared that it would be passed down to her kittens. She knew it would.

Come by Ukatis when you can. I'll be on the Reaper, just outside of the Capital. Overseeing a field being replanted for the first time since the attack, but I need to talk to you in person Val.

~ Jonyna

It was all she could tell her. Val needed to hear it from her in person.

It was probably just nerves that had prevented her from admitting it, right?

 

[Valery Noble]

The soft hum of Valery's ship settled as it touched down near the Reaper, engines cooling in the crisp Ukatis air. The fields beyond were in transition, scarred earth slowly stitched with new green, a quiet defiance against what had once torn through it. She stepped out into the open, her boots finding soft ground, and the scent of soil and recent rain filled her senses.

Valery exhaled slowly, gaze scanning until she spotted the familiar ship. She knew something was different. Had felt it even before she'd stepped onto the planet. But she hadn't pressed through the comms. If Jonyna wanted to talk in person, then Valery would give her that.

Approaching the ship, she found the ramp already down. Valery stepped up and inside, her presence calm but attentive. She didn't call out right away. Let the quiet fill the space between them until finally, her voice reached forward, warm and curious.

"You're lucky I like mysteries," she said gently, rounding the corner until Jonyna came into view. "Now are you going to tell me what's going on, or should I guess?"

She tilted her head, half teasing, half serious.

But then… something shifted.

Her eyes softened. Her stance changed slightly, less question and more recognition. Valery's senses stretched, touched something unmistakable, nestled deep within the woman before her. A small, flickering presence.

A new life.

Her smile bloomed slow and certain.

"Oh," she said quietly, not needing to ask now. "Jonyna… you're not alone, are you?" There was no judgment in her tone. Only affection and wonder.

Jonyna Si ​