Bleed

*Epiphron* · (This post was last modified: 03-29-2013, 10:32 AM by Epiphron.)

Cairo's words confirmed her worst fears; the gentle teasing had seemingly driven Neo away from Valhalla. No, it wasn't just the words that she had Chrysanthe had spoken, but it was something that had been growing inside him for longer than any of them realized. Had they been ignoring it, or had Neo finally just had enough of feeling like an outcast?

Epiphron still wouldn't take credit for her adoptive brother's departure. She had done nothing but love him unconditionally, but as he pulled himself away from all of the siblings, she had realized she could do nothing to win back his loyalty. Bit by bit he'd distanced himself, to the point where even Epiphron would no longer fight for him.

"I did have a discussion with him the other day," she confessed, though her posture was steadfast as she watched Cario with an serious expression. "I don't think he's felt included in the family for a long time, father, despite all our best efforts." She would not take the blame for his disappearance. She'd spent much time teasing all of her siblings, and they had returned the favor -- some slight sibling rivalry was natural, was it not? "I think the fact that he wasn't given a higher rank pushed him over the edge. He seemed very bitter when I last saw him. Said some pretty hard things."

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