You have so much of everything but still you wanted more
"Yes, that," she agreed airily, spared the need to elaborate. The reminder of their disaster of a camping trip brought a wrinkle to her nose, and she quite deliberately poked her tongue at her father in return. "Are we still having a do-over of that trip, in the Greatwood?" she asked, leaning back as her own order arrived. "It feels a little bit like cheating now that you live there." Like pitching a tent in the back yard.
The scent of warm chocolate paired with the sound of his laughter, regardless of its source, did wonders to raise her spirits again. Adding buttered and honeyed pancakes to that, the day was off to a good start indeed.
"I'll keep that in mind," she nodded, over the rim of her steaming mug. "I met him briefly once, the first time I came to Stormbreak, but we never actually talked. Mother said the Order might try to recruit me... but it seems they're content with you, for now." A feather in their hat - the wry twist of her mouth expressed the mixed feelings she had about that.
Tilting her head aside, Seren lingered in silence for a moment, merely savoring the pleasure of having her father on the other side of the table. "What are the good things, lately?" she asked after a while.
The scent of warm chocolate paired with the sound of his laughter, regardless of its source, did wonders to raise her spirits again. Adding buttered and honeyed pancakes to that, the day was off to a good start indeed.
"I'll keep that in mind," she nodded, over the rim of her steaming mug. "I met him briefly once, the first time I came to Stormbreak, but we never actually talked. Mother said the Order might try to recruit me... but it seems they're content with you, for now." A feather in their hat - the wry twist of her mouth expressed the mixed feelings she had about that.
Tilting her head aside, Seren lingered in silence for a moment, merely savoring the pleasure of having her father on the other side of the table. "What are the good things, lately?" she asked after a while.
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