Found Family
Meme
08-07-2020, 12:44 AM
His whole demeanor crumpled with sadness and concern as his clearly distraught niece pressed her head to his chest. He settled onto his haunches so that he could lift his foreleg and place it gently around her shoulders, letting her press into him if she wished. Once she began to speak and explain how Philomena had disappeared he couldn't help but feel an exhausting amount of guilt and frustration. At this point it wouldn't matter what anyone told him - he was positive that the fight he had caused had been his sister's final tipping point. He felt so guilty in thinking that he could have done more for her and he didn't. However, at the same time, he was so sick to his stomach with frustration over the fact that she couldn't pull herself together or seek out the help she needed so she could care for her remaining daughters. Instead she had let herself sink deeper and deeper... and he had been too blinded by his own anger and desires to see it. When she backed away from him he brought his gaze back down to hers and listened as she questioned what she should do now. "We'll figure it out together," was his immediate response. Seeing her cry like this tore him apart and he knew without a doubt that he would turn the world upside down to find a way to make this better for her. "We'll go back to the falls, we'll find your grandmother and sister, and see if we can find Celestin. We'll figure out what to do after that, alright?" He paused and reached up to gently wipe the tears away from her eyes. "Whatever happens, I'm going to stay with you, okay? I shouldn't have left after that fight... I'm so sorry for leaving you..." His ears folded back as emotion tightened in his throat. He never should have left her. He had seen the state Philomena had been in, he should have known better. A heavy sigh passed his lips and he glanced up toward the evening sky that was well on its way to night. "It's too late to be traveling that kind of distance right now... We'll have to set out in the morning." Only his family could make him completely drop everything and turn his life upside down in order to help them. Looking back to Meme he did his best to pull the smallest smile onto his lips. "I've been staying here for a while so I have den here we can stay in tonight. I'm sure you'll need some dinner too, huh?" |
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