Lady to Lady

Aslatiel revealed the truth of the fathers for her children and Manea's expression darkened with sympathy as the absence of one and the death of another was shared. "My condolences... on both accounts." The finality of death was extremely difficult, especially when a lover or mate was involved, but sometimes the lack of effort or attention from one could be even worse. Being a parent was deeply rewarding, but it was also just as difficult and while she fully believed she could have survived it without Alastor's help or input she was always grateful for the fact that she was such a wonderful father. She hadn't really known her father since he was killed not long after she was born, but her mother also hadn't been much of a mother. It seemed that at least Aslatiel was a strong enough woman to fill the roles the children needed from her.

Her gaze had drifted off as she got lost in thought, but when Aslatiel spoke again it brought her gaze back to the tawny woman and the admission she was given took her by surprise yet again. Asla's intention to make Indigo a father made her pause with a bit of a frown. Sleeping with the man and loving him was one thing, but having children with him was another. But even still... She could respect so much about the smaller woman across from her and she had to simply continue to remind herself that she wasn't here to dictate the actions of the wolves in her pack—if they continued to be a part of her pack at all whenever Asla decided to try and make this eventuality happen for her and Indigo. They had never really discussed how long their stay in Elysium would be and Manea was fine with leaving it open ended for them.

She didn't respond right away and when she did it was a bit more careful and measured than she had been previously. "My family... We have a set of rules that we have been following for more generations than we can really count. Some of them are more unsavory than others and some rules are more flexible than others, but one that is a fairly hard and fast rule is that the wolf that you choose to have children with is never to be your sibling. I don't say this to you out of any ill will toward you and Indigo. My morals are far from pure and I am never one to criticize someone's choices, but... there is a reason that rule exists." She sighed softly and gave a small shrug as she added, "But I can understand the desire to make the one you love a father if that is something you both desire. As long as you are both comfortable with whatever might come for your children then you'll hear nothing else about it from me."

"Manea Mendacium"