I'm Coming After You

Timaeus was her twin, born of the same litter. They had grown doing everything together - playing, training, sleeping. Natalya may have seemed the more mature of the pair, but regardless she still saw Timaeus as her big brother. She couldn't deny that she was protective of him, but he seemed even more so of her, and he always knew how to brighten her day. He handled her news well, consoling her with a hug and assuring her that he would be joining her on the journey to her parents. Little did he know, Natalya doubted she'd make it that far. But that was a piece of information she kept entirely to herself.

She sniffed heavily and did her best to stop the tears from flowing as she moved back slightly, breaking contact with her brother. A tiny smile played on her lips. Talking of her children was guaranteed to make her happier no matter what the topic. It wasn't death she feared, after all, but it was leaving her family behind. "Yes, it certainly will be. But I look forward to it more than anything. I want to get it right this time while I'm still around. I don't want any more of my children to resent me when I go." She said this with her failures in mind. The loss of Hermes, the absence of Chione and Apollo, and the abandonment of the child known as Hypnos. She wanted to feel as though she'd succeeded as a mother when her time did come.