I'll leave my love hidden in the sun
Seren listened quietly, and only allowed a faint sigh when Hotaru went silent. There was much to take in, as always when she spoke to Hotaru, and she recognized some things that might otherwise have gone by unnoticed, after the talk with Safrin.
“I can’t help but notice that you seem torn, when it comes to my mother,” the girl said slowly. “You told me you love Safrin, but you also want to keep a distance. You don’t want to be beholden to her. You want to be loved, and forgiven, but you also do not want to approach her.
"Have you even tried to apologize to her, for what you have said? What you have done? You rejected her the same moment you rejected Kamaria, and stabbed Sunjata. I understand that you were in pain, and shocked and grieving, but Hotaru… That does not give you the right to take your pain out on others. Not ever. Especially not on the man Safrin chose to be the father of her child.”
This was a conversation they’d had before, and Seren had not changed her stance on the matter. It felt more important than ever that they were on the same page, in the light of what was about to happen in Halo.
“You said that you will aid Deimos in any way you can. What does that mean, specifically? Are you going to kill Morgan? Are you going to take her place as Warden? That you even tell me this… I assume it means that you want my help, in some way. I want to know everything you have in mind, please.”
It was not said in a harsh tone, but Seren’s expression was so grave that it might as well have been a demand.
“I can’t help but notice that you seem torn, when it comes to my mother,” the girl said slowly. “You told me you love Safrin, but you also want to keep a distance. You don’t want to be beholden to her. You want to be loved, and forgiven, but you also do not want to approach her.
"Have you even tried to apologize to her, for what you have said? What you have done? You rejected her the same moment you rejected Kamaria, and stabbed Sunjata. I understand that you were in pain, and shocked and grieving, but Hotaru… That does not give you the right to take your pain out on others. Not ever. Especially not on the man Safrin chose to be the father of her child.”
This was a conversation they’d had before, and Seren had not changed her stance on the matter. It felt more important than ever that they were on the same page, in the light of what was about to happen in Halo.
“You said that you will aid Deimos in any way you can. What does that mean, specifically? Are you going to kill Morgan? Are you going to take her place as Warden? That you even tell me this… I assume it means that you want my help, in some way. I want to know everything you have in mind, please.”
It was not said in a harsh tone, but Seren’s expression was so grave that it might as well have been a demand.
For when the darkness comes
SEREN
