The start of something new

He wondered what thoughts crossed into her expression when she turned away for a moment. Perhaps it was the mention of heirs that had done it. Her and Azure had been close once, had they not? He held his silence, not wishing to cross into the border of speaking of their loss. He would not be able to hold onto his strength for long if he asked so much as a single question. So he gave her a moment, and when she turned back to him, it was with a sly smile.

“Just one of them, for a training programme. To live and train in the barracks with others of a similar age and heritage.” He explained softly, wondering how easy it would be for her to give up a child, if just for a short time. The Armada was next door, so it would be easy for her to cross over and check on them any time she needed to. “If you can think of one that might benefit from the training and friendhsips that might be built.”


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