and darling

Aki was still getting used to being a father. He wished he could snag his boy by the scruff and drag him to the north now and send him climbing up a mountain with him at his side, he knew his desires were unrealistic. Kai had to stay with his mother, for now, until he could sustain himself without her.  Even then, he was a young, weak thing - perhaps strong by most standards but not strong enough to survive on his own. It wasn't exactly frustrating, but he felt restless.

He'd been invited to stay in Abaven lands for now, until he was old enough to take Kai away from his mother. It would be a while, still, and he wasn't intending on rushing things. As the boy slept, he found himself wandeirng through the plains. It was cool here, though much warmer than what he was used to. Tongue lolling from his mouth, he plodded through the dead grasses of the plains aimlessly. He'd told Bass it'd be like he wasn't here at all - but he stuck out like a sore thumb as he ambled through the lands without a care in the world.