The Birth of Something Great

When Chimera had proposed the idea of a family trip to go visit their new allies across the continent, Aliana had been thrilled at such a spectacular idea! Their children hadn't left the island, bar that one time they had a family picnic in the Aspen Dam, and she knew it would be good to let the boys become a little more worldly and see some things beyond the boundaries of the island's golden shores. So that early morning, she helped wrangle up her half dozen energetic nuggets and load them into the wagon Chimera had procured for them, and then off they went. The trip took most of the day, much of her time spent trying to entertain her rambunctious boys to keep them from fighting or getting into trouble, entertaining them with games or riddles or singing to them.

When they finally arrived at the Hallows, it was early evening. The sun was still up above the western horizon, though it was fast making its way towards the sea, and would soon be dark. Off in the distance, Ali gazed in awe at the massive castle amongst the expansive plains. It looked like something plucked straight out of a fairytale! Chimera called for Artorias, then gave their children a curt command to behave. Aliana, the ever nurturing mother she was, fixed her boys with a much softer, yet equally pointed motherly look. "Do behave, little ones. We want our new friends to like us," she told them, leaning into the wagon to nuzzle each of their heads in turn while surreptitiously nudging Revenant back into the wagon so he didn't climb out and make a break for it.

"Aliana"