Might Have To Tell Me Again
Ulric
08-01-2021, 07:08 PM
It felt like life came in waves, the lulls of steady calm off set with spikes of stress and worry. The most recent roll and wave was finally tapering off once again now that Eska was mending and healing. Even though he was given a moment of calm, he couldn't help but feel like he was just waiting for something else to happen. He didn't like to live in this state of expecting the worst, but it was hard to do anything else with how things had been going. For now though, it seemed like he could begin to relax again and tried to just be grateful that Eska was okay, that his children were healthy, and that the pack was in a good place. Once Artorias finally came back from his season with the Armada they could begin to put things into place and get the pack moving in an even stronger direction, something he was greatly looking forward to. It was probably less than a year before the Carpathius boy took his place as the Aegis and he wanted to make sure the pack was in an ideal state for him to work with.
Once he was done with his last patrol he set his sights on his oldest daughter. He had spent time with Ezra and Lillith as well as have a talk with Emile, but he hadn't had a chance to speak one on one with Serenity since her first few days of being in the pack. Of course he had seen her around the castle occasionally or gave direction on when she would do patrols and those sorts of things, but he hadn't had time to get to know her. It was the one thing he disliked about leading the pack. He loved being a father and it didn't allow him the time he wanted to dedicate to his children. Perhaps if he had begun to lead when he was a younger man like he had once wished then he might feel differently, but he was so far along in his life now that he was eager to see his duty through and then hand it off into Artorias' capable paws so he could focus on the love he found in Eska and make up for lost time with his children.
He followed her scent out to the castle wall, spotting her pale, speckled form laying along a portion of crumbling rocks. "Serenity," he greeted with a smile as he approached her. It still struck him occasionally how much she had taken after him, though her coloring was a lighter and sparser version of his own. "I got done with my duties a bit early today so I thought we might spend some time together... if that's alright with you?"
Ulric Adravendi
Once he was done with his last patrol he set his sights on his oldest daughter. He had spent time with Ezra and Lillith as well as have a talk with Emile, but he hadn't had a chance to speak one on one with Serenity since her first few days of being in the pack. Of course he had seen her around the castle occasionally or gave direction on when she would do patrols and those sorts of things, but he hadn't had time to get to know her. It was the one thing he disliked about leading the pack. He loved being a father and it didn't allow him the time he wanted to dedicate to his children. Perhaps if he had begun to lead when he was a younger man like he had once wished then he might feel differently, but he was so far along in his life now that he was eager to see his duty through and then hand it off into Artorias' capable paws so he could focus on the love he found in Eska and make up for lost time with his children.
He followed her scent out to the castle wall, spotting her pale, speckled form laying along a portion of crumbling rocks. "Serenity," he greeted with a smile as he approached her. It still struck him occasionally how much she had taken after him, though her coloring was a lighter and sparser version of his own. "I got done with my duties a bit early today so I thought we might spend some time together... if that's alright with you?"
