Numbered Days
11-19-2016, 04:35 PM
(This post was last modified: 11-19-2016, 04:35 PM by Epiphron.)
Any anxiety that Amalia faced upon seeing her mother went entirely unnoticed to Epiphron. Seeing her daughter made her heart feel lighter, and made her feel infinitely younger again. A grin touched her lips and seemed like it might never fade. She shook her head dismissively at the woman's apology, a soft laugh falling from her throat. "Nothing to be sorry for," she said quickly, flicking her torn ear idly. "Nothing at all. I know you have plenty to keep you busy." Amalia had always been.. more selfless than she ever had. She spent more time caring for others; collecting herbs for the pack and doing her own studies. Things that had never interested Epiphron. How different her life had been for her. She thought on it briefly, her smile never wavering. She said she ought to have brought her herbs, but would before winter. Gently she shrugged, not that dismissively.. but it was okay if she didn't too. "Alright," she said simply, her tail batting slightly against her lower hind legs. The expression only brightened at her daughter's sweet words. "I could say the same for you, Amalia. Athena is one lucky woman," Epiphron commented with a playful laugh. "Truthfully, it's been too long since I've even considered such things. I think the last thing you have to worry about is me running off with anyone." Did she miss companionship? How could she not? She didn't miss the possibility of heartache, and of betrayal, but she did feel lonely at times. It was something she tried not to dwell too much on, especially as she got older. She confirmed what Epiphron had suspected - she'd been keeping herself busy. She seemed happy, even if not overly so - though she knew life had its ups and downs. Her sons were not all here, and though it was part of life.. it still could take a toll on a mother, even in Epiphron's age. "I've been doing well too," she explained, moving a bit further from her den to rest on her haunches near Amalia. "Although much less busy than you. I'm grateful to have such a nice home, though." Leo had done a lot here - she was proud of him, and of what he'd made here. She couldn't imagine what things might be like if she had to worry about where she slept at night, and how she might find prey. This life was much easier, and she really was thankful for it. |
