Walk the Night in the Valley

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She would wait for the girl's answer, a bit more nervous than she liked to be or to admit. But when she finally yipped her reply, the woman couldn't help but beam. Seeing Odette this happy was absolutely contagious, and although she was the last of her siblings to have children of her own, she was a mother now. Odette was a teenager, she could wander on her own and make some of her own choices, but at the end of the day she would look to her if she ever needed anything - she had a daughter and although she hadn't expected it at the beginning of the day she couldn't be happier with that fact.


The girl moved to give a little nuzzle and Chrysanthe would dip her head to meet her, her tail wagging gently behind her. To think that her little niece would grow so much, and to imagine that she would get so attached to her in a few surprised meetings. This time though was different, and she never had to let the girl go. And it seemed that Odette was just as happy to stay, and the woman moved to lick her tears away before the girl moved back and looked up at her with her mismatched gaze.


Gideon... he shouldn't mind taking in a little girl. She couldn't imagine him shunning her baby, although it might take some convincing for him to consider her his daughter too. Bloodlines were important to Adravendi - and they seemed to be important to the Matthias too. Lucky for her, she had taken the more impromptu Matthias as her own. "Yes that does make Gideon your father - and I'm sure he'll love you." She would answer with a smile, honest with her statement because with a little time and persuasion at most he would warm up to the girl she was sure. Hearing Odette call her mother made her chest swell with happiness and pride - the girl's apparent speechlessness brought a small chuckle from her lips. "I'm honored to have such a strong girl as my daughter."


"You'll meet a lot of your new family in Valhalla - you have plenty of cousins, and aunts and uncles to meet. Your grandmother is there too." Erani was probably starting to wonder whether she'd see grandchildren from Chrysanthe at this point. Odette wouldn't be her first grandchild, but she would be the first to live in Valhalla with her. She knew the healer would take to the girl well - she was close to her daughter's birth family when they were around. "We can meet them after a bit of hunting?" She would be calling a meeting once they got home - it was time to move Valhalla to their new home and start the next chapter of their lives.


For the first time in a while, Chrysanthe felt like she had quite a bit to look forward to.