Noah felt a little bad for interrupting her praying, knowing she enjoyed it, being able to speak to her god. At least Yahal actually heeded her words and listened to her. It was more than could be said for other gods and those devout to them. He supposed that could be said for him as well, for someone as unreligious as he was and he managed to snag the attention of a god, probably because of his mother's own devoutness to Zulrav. However, he was unsure on that part, thinking the god was omnipotent like many other deities seemed to be. It was very possible Zulrav knew Noah was going to be born long before his mother or father even met. Perhaps the path to become a Stormwarden had been laid out to Noah when his soul still resided within the body of another, perhaps another Stormwarden now dead and gone. Thinking of fate, he figured Lhex made it so him and Elann met, making him want to speak to her all the more.

Elann came to him, bending down and asking if he was okay. Physically, he was, so he nodded. He reached out for her. “I want you to walk with me,” he said, revealing that the want was there and prevalent in the moment, not a past tense particle of a feeling. “I don't want to walk alone.”

Noah wondered if she still instilled the same domination in him as she did when regarding her as his husband, wondering if he could even command she walk with him just like she could command him to do nearly anything she wished. The difference between their relations was that he was unable to willingly go against her commands whereas she had the independence to do whatever she wished. She could totally disregard him while he could not. He didn't want to evoke a command though, he wanted her to come willingly and see that his want for her to be at his side in the walk went far beyond a trivial desire to not be alone, something he could handle.