The Good Ol' Days
03-14-2015, 09:36 PM
The nostalgia hit her suddenly and painfully. For so long, all she'd had was her children, whose presence was not at all painful to her. And yet Surreal's was startlingly so. Epiphron was reminded of her adoptive mother, of both of her parents, long dead; of her sister, wherever she might be. Briefly she even saw a vision of her brother dying before her very eyes. Her breath quivered as she inhaled, taking in the woman's scent gladly. She had been hardly more than a child when she had seen her last, but now? She was a woman in all regards. Her chest tightened, though she felt her own tail beginning to wag behind her in pleasure, despite the pain that flooded her soul. She would take a few step closer in response, a gentle smile teasing her lips. "I can't believe how quickly time goes by," Epiphron would admit softly. Since she had seen Surreal, she had done so much... and she had lost just as much. She could only imagine how much had happened with her. She would listen intently as she spoke of Quintus. He'd been in Valhalla? A bit of hope filled her heart, though she knew that Valhalla had been overthrown some time ago. "I've been.. okay," she answered after a moment of thought. It seemed an easier answer to start with than what had really happened with her. Though to be honest, the last few seasons had been looking up for her. "I've had a litter of children since Quintus's," she admitted, a hint of fondness touching her light tones. "And all of them, besides Quintus and one of my youngest daughters, Isolde, have returned to Fiori with me." She was grateful for this, and her small grin showed her pleasure. "My other oldest are here, Amalia and Cassius, as well as a girl Arian I adopted. My youngest are here too -- Leo and Caeto, though Isolde isn't around." A touch of sadness crept into her voice at the thought of her two children that were not with them, though she was grateful that she was surrounded by so much family once again. It was a surprise to hear that Surreal had been gifted with children herself. The gentle smile on her lips widened at the news. "Congratulations," she said with a wide wag of her tail, a soft laugh leaving her parted jaws. "How old are they?" There was so much to catch up on, and it seemed a decent enough place to begin... and a likely one of the more pleasant subjects they would talk about. |
