Obediently she answered the call of her Empress, but her surprise was not missed. Virgil had been absent from Natalya's life for quite some time and the Centurion harbored much concern for her niece. Both of her parents had left her to run the family on her own, and though Nat did not approve of many of Virgil's choices thus far, she pitied her for having to make them.
The sable woman prodded slowly toward the golden girl, the extra weight obvious but not yet overbearing. She was in the middle of her pregnancy now, still far enough from the end to carry herself without too much effort, but close enough that her days had become half devoted to rest. She greeted her niece with a quick kiss on the cheek before settling into a seated position to find out the reason for her summons.
"Virgil, it has been some time since we've spoken directly to one another. How are you?"
