Old Scars and New

Deimos was hardly surprised when Ikigai admitted that she wasn’t usually confrontational. The scholarly musician and healer certainly didn’t seem like the type to go running down her enemies so he considered this a rare treat to get to see her do so today. He nodded with understanding at her need to express the fact that her father was no longer welcome in their lives, smiling softly as he told her, “We’ll make sure he gets the message loud and clear.” He liked to think that this man they were going to see wouldn’t cause any problems, but in the off chance that he did Deimos would be there to make sure everything went smoothly—and to make sure that this traitorous male listened to what his daughter had to say.

He made a soft ‘humph’ and looked at the path ahead of them as she spoke of the doubt she had over whether this man would even care and how cold he must be to do what he did. Still, he could understand the the desire to give him a piece of her mind regardless and to do this for herself. If he did ever get the chance to face his mother and the man that she chose over them again he’d likely do the same to her… and kill the brute she kept. It wasn’t like he didn’t get to ‘see her off’ so to speak. He had been at the trial and he had said his peice there, but it still felt like there was unfinished business. There was more that he would have done now that he didn’t feel like he could do when it happened.

She pulled him out of his wandering thoughts as she thanked him for accompanying her, pulling his aqua gaze back to her silver, marbled eyes once more. A small smirk tugged at his lips as he replied, “Of course. Happy to do so… If I didn’t I might never get the chance to see a rare moment of confrontation from you.” Chuckling softly he looked back through the winding trees ahead of them. They were probably about half way through the forest at this point so there was still a ways ahead of them, but at least with them taking their time they didn’t risk getting turned around.

"Deimos Mendacium"