closed the blinds and made goddamn sure we could never see the sun

Pontifex drew towards her, his words meeting tall, tasseled ears. The young wolf gasped lightly and brought her mercuric gaze up to meet his quickly. "No! No, it's not that at all." Iki shook her head vehemently and took a step towards her cousin. He then asked if everything was alright and the Klein princess felt the rise of emotion well up within her. Iki bit her lower lip to keep from crying and shook her head again. Though she didn't sob, she could feel the tightness in her throat and her eyes swam with liquid.

Iki tried to think of anything other than the pain that stabbed her through the heart. She smiled, the ruby corners of her eyes lifting. The action sent tears cascading down pale cheeks. "I'm glad that you're home," she admitted aloud. She truly was. There were very few family members that she cared for that she was certain cared for her in turn. Pontifex was one of them and she held him dear.

Raising one paw, Iki wiped the tears from one cheek. "My fath..."
She stopped herself. "Hattori left the pack. He didn't even say goodbye. He just left my mother and disappeared." The obsidian and snow girl was still so very, very hurt by this. She had loved her father. Revered him. For him to have abandoned her and the rest of her family... it was unforgivable.

"I'm sorry," she spoke on a soft sob. "I don't want to heap my troubles on you, I just haven't talked to anyone about this." The opposite paw raised to futilely wipe the tears from her other cheek and then she just stood there, not knowing what else to do.

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