Remember Every Scar

He breathed in her scent when she leaned into him, grateful for such a comforting touch. He'd been gone so long, no familiar faces and no one to comfort him when he needed it. But here, here he felt his heart break when she said that she missed him. And then he wondered why it was that he'd been gone so long. Why was it that he had become distant from her? He couldn't remember anymore, all that mattered now was that he was back, he was here with his beloved cousin and he would not dissappear again.

He pulled back just a little as he gently nuzzled her cheek, his dull blue eyes brightening for the first time since he'd been gone. "I'm sorry for being gone so long. Forgive me, Epiphron for having been so distant." The same sadness that was in her voice, touched his as well. He would sit then, his aching bones struggling to hold up his weary body after so much traveling. But he knew that maybe, it was time to stop searching. It pained him, but almost three years of fruitless searching for her, well...he began to accept that maybe, she was gone forever.

Sighing, he looked at his paws for a moment as the weight of the world seemed to fall on his shoulders. "Everything is gone, isn't it? Including my family...? I...I went searching for my daughter...and then everything fell apart..." Wait, she knew right? He couldn't remember if she had been there at that time, but just in case..."Ashtoreth and I had finally gotten married. And we had three beautiful children. Vaishya, Cador, and...Ashelia...she's the one that had gone missing...so I went to find her, and now.."