Hey, starchild, are you listening?
Reassured, she gave her step-father a warm smile, of the sort that seemed to light up the room. "I love you too," she murmured. "No matter what." It was a brief memory, but a strong one. Of a dimly lit room with stars painted on the walls, and herself writhing in fever-sweat under downy blankets. Both her fathers had been there to hold burning little hands when she needed it the most; it was something Seren would never forget.
Remi's blush was adorable, even as his message was not. Seren grimaced slightly as the picture of her father's face came to mind. What angle of sternness would his eyebrows hold, if that kind of conversation ever needed to be had? "I still suspect he will be more reasonable about it than Mother," she mumbled. "Not that there's much risk of that happening... I have too many other things to do." Love was an afterthought in Seren's life, a subject for night-time reading and idle moments - few and far in between training, exploration and family time.
Umbra quickly took Remi up on the offer, and in a very swift few gulps the cake was gone, and the table licked clean. Wrinkling her nose at the dragon, she shrugged back. "Why would you have clear memories of plates? This is plenty impressive - I'd only remember broken cups on the floor, and what good are those."
Remi's blush was adorable, even as his message was not. Seren grimaced slightly as the picture of her father's face came to mind. What angle of sternness would his eyebrows hold, if that kind of conversation ever needed to be had? "I still suspect he will be more reasonable about it than Mother," she mumbled. "Not that there's much risk of that happening... I have too many other things to do." Love was an afterthought in Seren's life, a subject for night-time reading and idle moments - few and far in between training, exploration and family time.
Umbra quickly took Remi up on the offer, and in a very swift few gulps the cake was gone, and the table licked clean. Wrinkling her nose at the dragon, she shrugged back. "Why would you have clear memories of plates? This is plenty impressive - I'd only remember broken cups on the floor, and what good are those."
Seren
