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While Saracyn's eyes were locked on the project that had carried her along while she grieved, her eyes were locked on him, watching as he lifted a paw and traced the carved stone. He was silent for a while, but she didn't need a response immediately if at all. She just needed to show him that regardless of what happened she still cared for him and their little family that could have been. She wasn't always the best at putting aside her logical thinking and reserved emotions to show that, but creating and gifting was one of her ways of showing her love and she knew he would understand that. They sat quietly together while he seemed to process what he was seeing and she leaned gently into his shoulder, waiting to see what he would say or do.

Eventually he spoke and his request both surprised her and felt right all at once. It hadn't been a thought that had crossed her mind, but as soon as he said that they needed to name them she knew he was right. If anything she almost felt guilty for not thinking of it sooner. "It is," she agreed quietly, lifting her own paw to rest it over his on the stone. Their children were lost to them, but they would never forget them and having names fitting of the prince and princess they should have been felt right. She was quiet for a moment as she began to ponder what names could possibly fit that standard, gently squeezing his paw while she considered.

"What about... Estelle for our girl?" she suggested after a long moment of thought. We have always been fireflies and I wanted our children to be even brighter than us, like the stars. I've heard that stella is another name for a star, but Estelle feels more regal for our princess." As she spoke she felt her throat begin to tighten again and her eyes begin to swim and burn with more tears, but she quickly blinked them away and swallowed them back, desperately trying to keep herself in one piece both for herself and for Saracyn. It was strange, finding names that would only be memories, but those names and memories would forever be etched on her heart so she wanted them to be good ones.

"Avacyn & Saracyn"