the sun a'setting

Rhythm followed after Valentine in silence, her pace a bit slower with much more limping. She was still in a daze, shocked at the news she never wanted to hear. Her heart hurt and she felt herself being torn in pieces again. Always her heart seemed torn between Abaven and now Legion. She loved Valentine and his children, but knowing the cornerstone of her family was gone she had to go and be with them.

Maybe she would come back, but with her advanced age there wasn’t much likelihood. She’d spent the first year with Valen’s youngest litter. Now she would spend a few of her last days with their grandchildren. She hoped that maybe she would see the reconciliation of her son and his father before she died. At the very least she would form a bond with her descendants.

The old woman caught up to Valen as he called out for Chaos. She leaned against the titan’s shoulder for strength, a soft sigh leaving her lips as she sat back slowly on coiled haunches.