Empty nest syndrome
07-31-2017, 11:34 AM
Athena's pace slowed to match Ara's as they continued to wander aimlessly through the mangroves. As her new friend's sentence trailed off at the mention of her family Athena knew what Ara wanted to say. Her father had managed to make her family enemies of almost everyone - especially some of the largest and most notable families. She remembered all too well how skeptical of her Epiphron had been when she and Amalia first arrived here with their sons. Athena scoffed a little when Ara finally came up with a slightly less harsh way to say how everyone viewed their family. "It's a weird thing to have a reputation for things you never did," she replied after a moment of contemplation. "There's a lot of weight tied to my name... Athena Armada, warrior and heir to Isardis' throne... Even though once I took his place I did everything I could to reverse what my father had done..." She shrugged and glanced away with a sigh. "I honestly haven't seen any of my family in a long, long time. Amalia's family feels more like my own, especially since my brother passed away. I made my own family with my sons and daughters and Amalia... even though that feels like it's crumbling a bit now too..." Athena didn't know why she was telling Ara all of this, but once the truth started rolling off her tongue she had a hard time stopping it. |
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