Oh, empty my heart
She listened with rapt attention, pleased as she was relieved to hear - and see - that her father really was happy. In the perceptive way of most children it had not escaped her that his life was turbulent, and that she perhaps had not made it easier. The starlight shimmering about him now helped sooth the worries that perhaps her sudden re-appearance might make things... complicated. Adding new burdens onto a teetering stack, perhaps causing it to topple. But it seemed that in this case, Seren had been worrying needlessly.
"I am happy for you," she told him, soft and earnest. "For the both of you. Good times have finally caught up, and I can't think of any who deserve it more." Reaching up she touched pale, cool fingers to his cheek in an affectionate gesture. "And I'll keep that in mind, for when I figure out what my duty will be."
Straightening up slightly, her expression sobered and grew serious. "Is there going to be a war, father?" Seren asked quietly. "Can it still be avoided?"
"I am happy for you," she told him, soft and earnest. "For the both of you. Good times have finally caught up, and I can't think of any who deserve it more." Reaching up she touched pale, cool fingers to his cheek in an affectionate gesture. "And I'll keep that in mind, for when I figure out what my duty will be."
Straightening up slightly, her expression sobered and grew serious. "Is there going to be a war, father?" Seren asked quietly. "Can it still be avoided?"
I've got to make room for this feeling
SEREN
