Misty mountain majesty
Caelia
08-16-2020, 03:11 PM
(This post was last modified: 08-30-2020, 09:19 AM by Nolan I.)
Nolan gave her an appreciative smile when she mentioned that she was glad he had ended up here. He had been optimistic when he arrived in Valhalla so perhaps that's why he had settled in here so quickly, but he was still grateful that his mother had thought to bring him here in the first place. He had no idea how much time he still had left with his mother and it was comforting to know that when she did pass away he would still be surrounded by family and friends here - especially now that Daelos and her family had come to join Valhalla as well. Of course he was thrilled to have other extended family here as well like Aurielle and Regulus and all of his younger cousins that were just born, but Elba and Aslaug were wolves he had grown up with and were about as close as he had ever gotten to siblings. "I'm sorry for your loss," he replied solemnly when she shared that her mother had passed away. It was a fact that he knew from speaking with Cairo, but it didn't make him sympathize for her any less. Every once in a while whenever he caught a glimpse of Aurielle and Red with their pups he felt himself be a bit jealous of the fact that they would most likely have their parents around well into their lives, but at the same time the loss of his father and what was potentially the soon to be loss of his mother had played a huge part in shaping who he was and made him that much more greatful for each day he did have with his family so he couldn't say it was all terrible. He liked to find the small lessons and bright sides to things - otherwise he'd end up sinking into the doom and gloom. Their conversation had gotten much more serious and personal than he had anticipated, but he didn't mind that much. Even though he was usually a bit more on the silly side that didn't mean he didn't appreciate getting to know Caelia a bit more personally. He was till pretty young and every once in a while he showed that - especially when encountering a pretty girl for the first time - but he was till more mature than others his age. He gave her a smile, the necklace he was wearing rolling against his chest a bit as he turned his head. "Ah well, nothing we can control, huh? At least we have a good home and family and a strong pack. It's not like when I was living with the band of roamers. I can actually do stuff just because it's enjoyable and not have to worry so much about finding somewhere to stay or what we're going to eat." |