Already Dead

She let her warrior cry on her, the feeling of hopelessly on the verge of tipping from worry to anger. She wanted to rip apart the one who had upset him so, and a part of her own heart had picked up its pace, afraid. ‘Who had he killed’ the demon of Ruina. If he had laid a paw on one of Shaye’s own, nothing could stop her vengeful rage.

She felt relief, and then disquest at herself for feeling it, as Ace spoke a name that was not Actaeas. She didn’t know Domina, hadn’t had a chance to love her, to offer her protection, and she would have done so - if she ever had the chance. She gently licked Ace’s ears, trying to calm herself, as well as offer him comfort.

Their father had killed their sister, no doubt her little mentor and Ignis would hear about this soon enough, through she wished to protect them from it, she knew she couldn’t ban them from hearing the truth. Dammit, this was going to be a world of complicated. “What are we going to do about Elias?” she asked softly. Ace was hers, and his problems where hers. Not to mention the danger this man might pose to her little ones, Ignis and Actaea.