the downsides
06-17-2013, 06:50 PM
(This post was last modified: 06-20-2013, 02:02 PM by Epiphron.)
Her father had suffered greatly following the meeting. He had entirely missed her proposal, the one Chrysanthe had accepted so graciously. He had abandoned the meeting, and then returned to find that Syrinx had challenged for the throne -- and then his heart had stuttered, causing him to fall and grow weak. She had not seem him since then. Erani had been able to care for him on her own, and Epiphron knew her father didn't need to be bothered by her just yet. But, hearing that he was coming back to himself, she called for him. And so he came, dutifully as ever, almost hurriedly; as quickly as his old bones could carry him. His arrival made a broad smile spread on her lips, a look of pure joy overtaking her as she saw how swift he moved. He was clearly doing much better, compared to how he had been at the pack meeting. "Father!" She greeted him quickly as she nuzzled into the fur of her shoulder, pressing into his reassuring embrace. Soon he settled on the earth near her, a lucky spot that was void of snow and ice. Perhaps it was an omen, she thought. "You have no idea how happy I am to see that you are well." She admitted freely and with little shame. Her joy was obvious, from the wag that had begun in her tail to the smile that seemed as though it might never fade. |
