I See Myself

Poem settled into motherhood quite well, she had plenty of support all around her. Sparhawk was a doting husband, her father and grandmother did what they could for her as well as Theory when she could. Mostly Poem was enjoying her time with them while she could. They wouldn’t stay small forever, she doubted any of them would be too much shorter than their parents. The woman was sitting at the entrance of the den now, there were a couple of puppies napping in one of the rooms behind her, a couple more were out with their dad, and Shae was curled up between her paws.

She was humming softly to herself and the tuckered child when she saw the young Balthier pass by. He was laden with materials she had to assume were slated for the pile he had going near her family’s residence. He was serious about building a raft, and she was sad that she couldn’t uphold her promise even now in this icy Spring.

She nudged Shae lightly so she wouldn’t startle her as she called out to the swiftly growing boy. ”Balthier?” She invited him closer. ”Would you like to meet the newest raft builder?” Poem chuckled slightly as Shae’s eyes blinked open and those blue and lavender gems searched for Balthier’s features.