Changes
Dragon
04-13-2020, 06:05 PM
There was so many things lingering on the tip of his tongue - so many that he couldn't quite untangle them. It was strange how no matter how much time he had spent thinking about what he would say to his family when he found them it didn't seem to matter now that the had actually done it. Finding them had felt like a far flung dream until he crossed paths with Dominus. After he saw his brother again it sparked that desire in his soul to seek them out. He wasn't sure what he wanted from this, but it eased some deep worry in him just to know they were alive. When his uncle informed him that Ignis and Actaea lived here as well, he couldn't keep the surprise and relief from coloring his face. It did nothing to help him figure out how to process his thoughts, but it was information that brought him some joy none of the less.
Then came the question that he wasn't looking forward to answering - the event that had sent him on his journey back to Boreas to begin with. "She... She passed away a couple seasons ago." His ears flicked at the statement, his dual tone gaze shifting away from Acere's for a moment. At the very least it was a starting place for him to explain his story to his uncle. "She decided to leave after my father started getting so unstable. She wanted to take all of her kids with her, but she only found me and Daelos in time. Aunt Baine went with her as well." He knew that leaving her other children behind had been a heavy piece of guilt that she had lived with her since they left... He wished he could tell her that they were alright.
"We were living with a band of wolves that we found. They took us in after Zuriel and Daelos helped heal one of their members that was sick. I liked it there fine, but when my mother passed I decided that I would rather come back here. Baine wanted to go back to her family with her son after her mate passed away so I figured that was as good a reason as any to make the trip back myself. Daelos stayed with the band - her children are still pretty young so I don't think she wanted to travel that far with them just yet." He paused, his expression thoughtful as he thought back over the last couple of years. He despised that he had been pulled away from his family for so long, but he couldn't bring himself to put any blame on his mother. She had been trying to protect him and keep him away from Elias' influence. He knew that. Everything she had ever done had been in some attempt to protect them.
A thought crossed his mind and he brought his gaze back to Acere's again. "Is Elias gone?" he asked even though he was already certain of the answer. He noticed that Acere hadn't listed his father in the names that were living with him here and if there was one thing he knew about his father it was that he would never live away from his family. His father had gathered them under his watchful eye the same way a bird might collect twigs and trinkets. His tone wasn't pained or accusatory or even sorrowful... It was more just looking for information than anything else. Considering the state that his father had been in before they left he could only imagine what might have happened in their absence... Now he could only hope that Acere could help him fill in the gaps.
