Ghosts From the Past

Jen was happy to hear that one of their brothers was doing well even though Ara didn't know where Folan might be. She frowned a little at that. She knew there was probably very little if anything she could have done to keep their family together, but she couldn't help but feel that she had been part of the problem by leaving. There were so many what ifs and maybes that she would never know the answer to. She had made her decision a long time ago and there was no changing it now.

She smiled and her tail wagged slowly behind her when Ara mentioned that she was happy for her in response to the news that she had been training. The had wondered many times during her trip what her family might think of her now with her new scars. Now she could at least see that Ara approved of her chosen passion. She really hadn't expected any less though. Never in her imaginings of what it might be like to be reunited with her family did she see them criticizing her choice. Worried and concerned maybe, but never criticizing.

Jendai's thoughts were interrupted when she noticed a change in Ara's expression and watched as her sister settled on her haunches. Jendai would follow her movements and would watch her sister with concern. Once Ara began to speak Jendai's expression fell and her ears flattened against her skull. It was a fear that she had for a while now, the fear that she may never see her parents again, but hearing it out loud and confirmed was heartbreaking. She struggled to keep her sadness from turning into blind anger, but having Ara there helped keep her emotions in check. "I had guessed that they might be... I had hoped other wise of course, but... I had been gone so long and they were already pretty old when I left..." A heavy sigh passed her lips and her gaze lowered to her paws. "I guess I had just hoped that Dad might be able to see me now... He's why I wanted to fight. I wanted to be like him."

"Speak"