listen to me: I was a child who only wanted to heal things
now, i want to be
"There's no shame in that," she says firmly, gazing out at the snow and ice. "Adventure is not always as rewarding as roots in my experience." Hotaru had certainly been an adventurous little child, wandering from her traveling band before she should really be away from her mother's side. She had been a very different girl then; insecure, shy, pure-hearted. But nothing would compare to being Queen of her land, to having children, and a home to always return to. In that way she could understand Bastien.
A wry grin is her initial response at the notion of children diverging from their parents' goals. "They do have a way of going the exact opposite direction of where we want. But it could still be a beloved hobby between you and your child." Hotaru had taught her children as much as she knew, even if they did not follow in her footsteps. At least they would have her knowledge as sword and shield when they faced the tumultuous reality of the world. Knowledge to lean on, to hopefully extricate themselves from dangerous scenarios if she was not there to protect them.
"I've been told of it, but not in detail. Preparations are beginning, I've mostly been helping Deimos where he needs, and will stay with him and his beloved when the time comes." Wherever that may be, or perhaps whenever was the correct term. Dusting off her snowy arms, she turns and smiles at Bastien, aware they have been lingering a little too long. "I shouldn't keep you, we both have plenty of traveling and planting ahead of us. Be safe, Bastien. It was a pleasure to speak with you." He certainly seemed a good and kindly man, and had left a positive impression in their time at the giant tree.
A wry grin is her initial response at the notion of children diverging from their parents' goals. "They do have a way of going the exact opposite direction of where we want. But it could still be a beloved hobby between you and your child." Hotaru had taught her children as much as she knew, even if they did not follow in her footsteps. At least they would have her knowledge as sword and shield when they faced the tumultuous reality of the world. Knowledge to lean on, to hopefully extricate themselves from dangerous scenarios if she was not there to protect them.
"I've been told of it, but not in detail. Preparations are beginning, I've mostly been helping Deimos where he needs, and will stay with him and his beloved when the time comes." Wherever that may be, or perhaps whenever was the correct term. Dusting off her snowy arms, she turns and smiles at Bastien, aware they have been lingering a little too long. "I shouldn't keep you, we both have plenty of traveling and planting ahead of us. Be safe, Bastien. It was a pleasure to speak with you." He certainly seemed a good and kindly man, and had left a positive impression in their time at the giant tree.
an abomination
HOTARU
