Surprise?

Ulric waited next to Serenity for his children to appear - his younger children, he corrected himself. He was still getting his mind into the habit of thinking of Serenity as his daughter even though when he looked at her there was no doubt. It was just a sudden shift to think of this young woman that he just met as his own. He would though. She was as much his daughter as any of his children and if anything he felt like he had a lot of missed time to make up for. The first to arrive was Lillith and he gave his little girl a grin, always happy to see her out and about. Shortly after his son appeared and he offered Ezra a similar grin. He was happy to see them both, but for very different reasons. He knew his relationship with Ezra had ups and downs, but as his boy got older he seemed to level out slightly. Hopefully Serenity's introduction wouldn't throw things into another tailspin.

He looked back toward the castle for a moment, letting his silver gaze peer out toward the plains as well as he waited for Jane and Emile to appear. He wasn't exactly surprised over Emile not answering him. The boy hadn't appeared for much of anything lately and he was beginning to wonder if it was just him the boy was avoiding since he had heard from Eska that she had spoken to the young healer. He tried to not feel offended and worried when she told him, but it was difficult. Jane was a surprise though. The sweet girl was usually fairly punctual for these kinds of things. He hummed softly and wrote it off as her being out on a morning hunt or something like that and just made a silent note to find her later.

Refocusing his attention on the two that did appear, he gave them a smile before glancing at Serenity as he spoke. "Kids, I wanted to introduce you to Serenity. We found each other yesterday. Serenity, this is my daughter Lillith and my son Ezra. Their siblings Jane and Emile are around here somewhere so I'm sure you'll run into them at some point." He looked to Lil and Ezra then, trying to find the right words. "I lost touch with Serenity's mother before she was born, but... Serenity is your half-sister. I know this is probably a shock, but... I hope you'll help her feel at home here."

Ulric Adravendi