Walk awhile

She wasnt going to lose her baggage overnight. The pain would linger, the loss would not be made whole with a few simple words and gestures. But perhaps it was the right path, a start towards the right direction. He could call her now what he already knew her to be. His daughter. He chuckled, and wondered how long it would take her to realize she was related in name now to Azure. Or Azure to know it of her. He would have to keep the two from taking each others head. Azure for pride, and Malalia for injustice.

His rising Phoenix took a muted presence along those darkened shores, quiet and withdrawn as she fixed this new piece of her life to her identity. He gave her shoulder a bump, gentle for their differences in weights and size. "Your home now, little Phoenix, I look forward to seeing your rise within the Armada." Born anew, and rising quickly. He would enjoy watching her achievements indeed.

"Malalia Fatalis, Rising Phoenix of the Ashen Empire. Hope you didnt want to avoid lofty titles" he laughed gently, and started to walk once more. The sound of sand crunching underneath, and his shadow withdrew from hers. She would have time to find herself and make it anew within the Armada, within her home.