bunk buddies

Mortis was determined if nothing else, he was slowly delivering on his promises. She had her own little den that was safe away from the visitors that appeared more frequently than she was comfortable with. He also had a place especially for her when loneliness struck her heart and she just wanted to be close to someone. Maybe Mort still wasn't her favorite, but at the moment he was all she had.

It was hard not to think about Chimera. He had been all that she had to rely on for so long, surely he felt the same about her in some capacity. Their dad and brother disappeared so early in their lives. Their older siblings practically disowning them, their mother’s recent disappearance. Was he okay?

Her thoughts were pulled from him as Mort lay her some food at the door. He gave her all the space she wanted from him, and he didn’t push her too hard, not like the first day he’d taken her. The sound of another’s voice made her jump, but having Mort close helped soothe her as he went to greet the man boisterously. Siren recognized him vaguely as a man who had been in her mother’s palace for a time.