a soft place to land

"Seeds from the Oerwoud and from King's End," Vai clarifies for Remi, her voice a little muffled by his hug. He will feel the harried annoyance of a mother whose child has done something remarkably idiotic (even for them) as he embraces her, though the undercurrent of love beneath it all is as steady as it ever has been. And when he steps back to deal with the tea - Vai watches him mess with the cups with a sharp eye for a second - she moves towards Hotaru instead. Taking a seat opposite the other woman, she reaches out hands that begin to softly pulse with light. "Do you mind if I...?" She gestures to Hotaru's bump and, providing there are no objections, places her hands over it. They can speak of whatever spiderwebs they've been weaving without her - Vai has no interest besides, and it's probably better that way given that Remi is not the only stray to have worked his way beneath her wing in seasons gone by. "I can't see anything to be worried about," she says softly, after a few moments. "Congratulations, by the way." vervain well i'll rest my eyes and i'll let the earth breathe