did he go and leave you all alone?

Deathbelle didn’t know what happened to Dutch. One day she was here and the next the Empress found her den empty. She hadn’t returned yet. The thought saddened the Klein woman, she enjoyed the crafter’s presence. She worried about the woman’s well being, but she had a lot of worry on her plate. So much of the family had been missing.

She didn’t take for granted the miracle of Hannibal’s return, she was beginning to believe him dead. Along with Rose. The losses were heavy, but Deathbelle was learning slowly how to better deal with them. The thoughts raced through her mind as the sound of paws over stone caught her attention. Lilac gaze fell on Gimli as he approached quietly. The Empress offered her young nephew a welcoming grin, but didn’t break the silence any more than he did.

She was honestly glad to see him out and about, she knew he had to be grieving his mother and siblings. She hoped he would find comfort in the older ones. Maybe Banshee would help guide him, Belle didn’t know Recluse as well and may have divied out punishment to the girl if she was involved. However much she believed the young should sort it out between themselves the age gap was a bit much to ignore.

Subtly the older Klein lowered herself to the rock, positioning her body that he would be welcomed to sit more closely to his aunt if he wished. Belle wouldn’t push closeness when he barely knew her. Not that she hadn’t been keeping an eye on him.