We can never leave her behind

Andy sits against the back wall, staring stoically at her father as she awaits the news that her heart already knows. She tries to keep her features neutral but, when Kite appears and stumbles in her direction, the girl’s resolve cracks and she soothing calls her sister toward her. Normally, the purple pup would get up and help to guide her sister toward where she is sitting but instead, she keeps her back firmly pressed against wall. Mainly because she doesn’t trust her knees not to buckle if she tries to stand.

Luckily, Kite is able to make it to her and curls up at her paws which has a soft smile appearing on her lavender lips and she lays a gentle, soothing paw on her sister’s back. Pale blue eyes move back to her father and Andy inhales a deep breath to steady her nerves while slipping back on her neutral mask. This is going to be hard enough for her dad and her siblings and Andy wants to be here… for them. Dad starts off by telling Vanta to stop searching for their mother and she darts a glance to her sister, swallowing in a dry throat as she understands why he wishes her to.

Looking back at her father, she offers a soft painfilled but understanding smile to him as she reads the panic and hurt that rest in his form. Andy sits a little straighter as he begins to explain, a single bob of her head showing she is listening and she does not interrupt him as he speaks. It is difficult for him and she understands why, even though her heart knows what is coming it is still painful to hear. His words may be ambiguous but she knows what it means and, as he finishes, she looks around at her siblings to see if they too, can read between the lines. Her paw never leaves Kite’s back.


"Andromeda Fatalis"