Never Far Away
03-16-2016, 08:47 PM
Walk | Talk | Think Tahlia could not believe it. Only a month! Already her daughter was halfway toward starting a family of her own, and Tahlia was just learning about it. It made her wish over and over again that things might have worked out differently, that her family could have somehow still been together instead of separated by death. There was nothing to be done about it now, but it did not stop her from considering the what ifs and what could have been. She is happy at least, the guilt-ridden mother reasoned, and that gratefully eased some of her regret. Her daughter was strong and was getting on with her life, doing everything that Tahlia had hoped she would. It was indeed a delight to learn that Lior had been the one to recognize Anais's pregnancy, and, as Bane had pointed out, that her healer's knowledge had been increased. Tahlia felt immensely proud of her two girls, not only because of their individual accomplishments but because they were still together. She had never truly doubted her family's cohesiveness, but unable to see them and watch their lives play out she often did fall into periods of worry. There was simply too much she did not and could not know. A soft chuckle slid from her lips as her husband kissed her cheek, sharing in his delight. "It is wonderful to hear it," she agreed, turning her brightened golden eyes from Bane back to Anais, "It sounds as if you both have found what you were looking for." Her eldest daughter had a budding family and her youngest was progressing in her chosen craft. They were both doing quite well for themselves. As she watched her daughter, she noticed a shift in the girl's expression, a hint of something that was visible for a second but then was masked. Unfortunately for Anais, she was not very good at hiding things, and Tahlia could read the note of uncertainty rather clearly before it was unsuccessfully tucked away. "Something is wrong?" she questioned, her own worry beginning to spike. Her daughter hastily addressed the issue, and to Tahlia's relief - and equal parts disappointment - it was only that her daughter felt their time together waning. But this was not enough, she wanted to protest, I have so many more questions. But because she did not want to worry her daughter, she schooled her expression into a bittersweet smile and blinked back the first of the tears. "I love you. I will miss you," she admitted openly as she stepped forward to once more softly embrace and nuzzle her daughter, "and your brothers and sister too. Tell them I love them?" Just speaking the request aloud was enough to send her eyes brimming with tears, and hastily she stepped back as father and daughter said their goodbyes. It was becoming increasingly more difficult for her to keep her composure, and seeing her daughter offer one final parting glance as she disappeared into the wood made her come undone. Left alone with her husband again, torn by the conflicting sense of joy and sorrow that plagued her, Tahlia turned to Bane to cry openly against his shoulder. |