Reminiscing

Basilisk blinked in surprise, pulling back slightly from Azure. Was he… laughing? He squinted at his father, confused and surprised by the reaction. Talking about his dad’s coming death wasn’t something he expected levity in response to. But shortly, Azure explained himself. Ahhh. of course, he hadn’t been there for most of Seer’s suffering. It was no secret in the pack how badly Sirius had taken it. As far as Basilisk understood it, Sirius and Isa had hated each other at first. He didn’t really know what had changed, but he had introduced the pack to Isa officially not that long ago. How would he have felt, if Hana had come home with another man? Angry. It would have boiled over, and he knew it. “I understand. If Hana... I hate that it’s happened, that it’ll keep you away, but I understand.”

A few other emotions passed over Basilisk’s face then. Now that he understood why his father wasn’t coming back. It… changed things. He had to make a choice, and it wasn’t a pretty one. Extracting himself would be no easy feat, but he wouldn’t intend for it to be forever. Just for a time. A few months, perhaps. He could already feel his loyalty dividing. Where would it leave him in the end? “So what’s our next move? Where are we going from here?”


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