Appreciated

Her brother would tumble beneath her, the titan falling onto his back. For a moment she saw relief, and then it was gone, quickly replaced by shame. Her brother stayed silent, his gaze dropping to avoid hers. For a moment she remained still, simply watching her brother. The russet woman would then let him up, stepping away from him. She remained silent, pinning him with her gaze.

Much to her surprise, no one else had arrived yet. She imagined that Maija and the kids would be rushing to be reunited with Taurig. Perhaps they felt the same as she? He had vanished without a trace, disappearing form their lives without a word. He was gone for weeks, easily presumed dead or gone forever. But as before, he never left without a good reason, but she couldn't bring herself to forgive him until she understood why he had abandoned them, left her without a place to call him, nearly forcing her into their fathers grasp.