old dogs and new tricks

Chimera easily rejected her self-deprecating words, he would decide if he was going to forgive her or not and the weak, broken woman appreciated his certainty. Even more did his words give her comfort as he let the blame rest on Hannibal. Perhaps his disappearance had not been the most devastating of her life, but his actions had begun the cascade of her downfall. She squeezed her eyes shut again as she just tried to relax into Chimera’s arms. No matter the time and events between them, she was still his mother. They had all suffered and their greatest hope was that the future could be different.

She leaned into him as he continued to speak to her softly, telling her about Siren and not so unexpectedly telling her about the many grandchildren he provided for her. Deathbelle herself had eleven total children, but she could only hope and pray that he had been able to take care of his family better than she had. He was already proving himself stronger than his own father. ”Congratulations, Poppa.” She chuckled quietly, hearing the pride in his voice about the children he was raising.

He wasn’t done with her though. There were questions that had gone unanswered. ”For a long time I was in Habari. I helped Recluse to raise her pack after I knew Venom was stable within Ashen.” She had been ousted from her place, but she hadn’t ever really put up a fight against the strength of her daughter. ”A lot happened…” She glazed over her time with Magnus, and tried to forget her time with Sirius. ”Habari was challenged for and I started wandering. Hoping that maybe the elements would take me.” She admitted to him with a whisper. Deathbelle wasn’t trying to hide her past from him, but there were parts she wanted so badly to forget.