Are you sure about that?
Still sniffling, Edmund nods against his Mum's shoulder as he listens. The picture she paints is bleak and it's hard for the child to fathom. The Voice sounds horrible, and it almost sounds like she's not letting her Ascended be friends with anyone who wasn't one. The thought sends another pang of grief through the child and his sniffling renews once more.
Trying to wipe the tears from his face so that he can look at his Mummy, Edmund memorizes the names he's given. "You and Papa, my Aunties and Uncles, and your friends Uncle Remi and Uncle Ronin." If they were close with his Mummy, then they were also his uncles. Just like Uncle Harper and Uncle Jata. Edmund hopes he can meet his new uncles soon and put faces to the names. He blinks as something processes, "Uncle Ronin is Safrin's Demi-god? What's a Demi-god?" It sounds like something special.
And then his Mummy places the most beautiful pendant he's ever seen around his neck. Edmund holds the glass reverently as his Mum explains what it is. Yet another means she's taken to keep him safe. The child's eyes well up with tears once more, but not of fear or sadness. This time, it's the love and gratefulness he feels towards him Mummy. Hugging her as tightly as he can and nuzzling into her side, the small Abandoned tries to put his emotions into words, "Thank you, thank you Mummy. You're amazing. I love you so much."
Trying to wipe the tears from his face so that he can look at his Mummy, Edmund memorizes the names he's given. "You and Papa, my Aunties and Uncles, and your friends Uncle Remi and Uncle Ronin." If they were close with his Mummy, then they were also his uncles. Just like Uncle Harper and Uncle Jata. Edmund hopes he can meet his new uncles soon and put faces to the names. He blinks as something processes, "Uncle Ronin is Safrin's Demi-god? What's a Demi-god?" It sounds like something special.
And then his Mummy places the most beautiful pendant he's ever seen around his neck. Edmund holds the glass reverently as his Mum explains what it is. Yet another means she's taken to keep him safe. The child's eyes well up with tears once more, but not of fear or sadness. This time, it's the love and gratefulness he feels towards him Mummy. Hugging her as tightly as he can and nuzzling into her side, the small Abandoned tries to put his emotions into words, "Thank you, thank you Mummy. You're amazing. I love you so much."
EDMUND
