adjustments to be made

Caia took this a lot more seriously than he'd expected of her, but that did nothing to dull the sharpness of her tongue. He could only roll his eyes at her. He really needed to get her to work that steam off, or eventually she'd take it out on him. What she said next sent a pang of nostalgia through his chest, and he sighed. "Me too, to be honest with with you." He looked skyward. "But the girls changed everything. They've changed me, or at least their starting too. I don't know, but I like where things are headed. We could do a lot of good here, Caia. Maybe make up for some of the bad being done back home right now." He knew it wasn't their burden to bear, but somehow knowing that such evil existed only made him want to grow stronger. He also figured Caia would just laugh it off but whatever. He still loved her, and he knew she would support him no matter what it came down to, and he would do that same for her. That was what kin was for right? He was starting to grow worried about Cerse though, she hadn't be around much since they first reconciled. He told himself that she was always more prepared than he could dream of, and he'd survived. She would be just fine.

Caia on the other hand was growing into more and more of a sour old maid by the day. He was getting worried about her happiness, and he frowned. "Caia, you are not bound here. I would love for you to stay and do this with me, but if you feel you need to be elsewhere, I want you to be happy." It was a hard thing to say, but Caia's happiness meant more to him than his own, and he knew that he could trust her to stay safe too. They were all made of tougher stuff than most. They just had a little extra star dust. He leaned over and bumped her cheek with the top of his head, an affectionate nudge. "Or maybe I just need to give you some younglings to beat around, huh?" He'd love to see Caia take on Artemis and Leto, and maybe Iskra could even hold on to her tail. That'd be a sporting event for the whole pack! Hmm, maybe he was on to something here...