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06-20-2014, 05:28 PM
Epiphron watched her daughter's expression, noting the pain she felt inside, laid out quite plainly for her to see. She felt guilty for letting her children go off on their own, arguably before they were fully ready. They could hunt, and they could defend themselves -- but had they mentally been ready? She even worried for her oldest children, especially Cassius, who was such a gentle boy. The fear of them being hurt was real, but she had to give them their distance, despite how badly she wanted to be with them now. Isolde had left even before the rest, and she had worried the most about her. A smile graced her lips, an expression that was genuine and far from forced. Family was more important than anything to her, and she felt her heart swell with warmth and joy as she gazed at the beautiful girl that she had been away from for so long. "I would lie if I said I wasn't a bit nervous myself," she admitted gently. "It seems all of your siblings wanted to go off on their own after you left." Perhaps Isolde had influenced them slightly, but she understood the nagging desire to want to leave home. She had experienced the same need herself, and she had satisfied it by coming to marry Maverick and rule over the Kingdom of Seracia for a short period of time. Isolde then spoke of her possible intentions to join a new pack. Was it the woman that was rumored to have taken over Seracia? Curiously, the woman tilted her head to the side, wondering what the pack might be like. But what made her wonder more was her daughter admitting that she had not been doing well. Eyes swept over her, finally noting she did seem thin and her fur not quite as sleek as she remembered it being. Gently she embraced her once again, placing delicate kisses on her daughter's head. "Don't worry now, my dear," she breathed softly. "We will not leave you now." |
