These broken wings

As her supersized brother buried his head beneath her for comfort, Asla pulled him close protectively. He worried that getting scared would make him less of a Fatalis? Oh boy, was he in fur a surprise!

"Mort..." The girl began, still holding her brother tightly to her. "I get scared too. I'm still very frightened of water. Sometimes it feels like my heart is going to stop when I cross the bridge." She pulled him even closer, remember her recent bout of fear. "I...was afraid of our father recently. Deathly afraid. I broke a rule and he scared me so much. I thought he hated me." Just remembering sent a shudder through the girl. She never wanted to feel that again. The part that would surprise Mort though. ..

"When dad found Az and I hiding, he admitted that he was afraid too. He was afraid that something would happen to us." Pulling back a bit, she smiled down at him. "So you see, Fatalis doesn't mean that you're fearless. Everyone fears. We just need to overcome." She had faith that he would be able to overcome anything with the right mindset and support system.