Last but not least

His mum and Jude had come first. Now it was time for Edmund to seek out Harper. He'd heard the man was home, so the young Ancient let his feet lead him on a route they had long since memorized. As he drew towards their street, he hesitated. He wasn't sure how he'd feel once he saw his own home. It'd been so long. But he couldn't put this off. Taking a deep breath, Edmund forced himself forward, a nervous tongue swiping across his fangs. Harper was easy to spot from where he was tending to plants. Clearing his throat, Edmund nervously played with the hem of his sleeve, "Hi, Harper. I've missed you." His voice cracked with emotion as he said the man's name. Harper was a lot of things to the young Ancient. Family, first and foremost. At first an uncle figure. Then his stepfather and the father of his brother. A mentor, a friend, a source of comfort. Edmund had missed him horribly. Edmund Reborn In Fire