I'm Coming After You

Her brother welcomed her warmly, still unaware of her condition despite having seen her. Should she say anything to him? She had planned on keeping her secret from the family until the meeting, but this was her brother. They had been separated for years and now they were together, how would he feel to find out his time would be cut short yet again with everyone else around?

His mention of children had her eyes widening and her head tilting toward Poe. She exhaled, knowing what she needed to do in that moment, then turned back toward Timaeus. "I have a lot to tell you, Timmy," she said quietly, using her childhood nickname for him as she moved to sit at his side. She grimaced at the ground. "I worry for Herc and Alec. I already lost Hermes to sickness and neither of them seems to be recovering. I may need to send them to our parents if nothing changes... And Chione... She and I are not speaking now."

"Helios and I are expecting another litter," she blurted out after a pause. Then she took a deep breath. "But I am dying, Timmy. I'm dying. I told Helios that I would need to go home for treatment, but I know... I know I won't make it there. There's nothing they could do for me anyway. The gods have made their choice..." She trailed off, not noticing the tears spilling down her face. She was more honest in this moment than she had been before.