// we stood, steady as the stars in the woods, so happy-hearted
and the warmth rang true inside these bones, as the old pine fell we sang //
and the warmth rang true inside these bones, as the old pine fell we sang //
They nod in their understanding, giving their father a tight squeeze, pressing their cheek into his shoulder. “Maybe the Voice will let you talk to her?” They suggest, a thought that might help relieve whatever it is Bastien’s worry is. Perhaps the Voice might be able to soothe it just as the thought of their goddess soothes Azrael.
The smile that graces their father’s face shortly after has them offering a small smile in return, remaining in their father’s embrace as the topic shifts. “I will, Papa.” They assure Bastien with a slightly wider smile, their head tilting up to peer at their father before they drop their gaze to look around the house once more, pausing to chew on their bottom lip as the information is offered.
Their brows raise and they wonder just how that worked too – how beneficial it might become for them if war is approaching as swiftly as Bastien has made it out to be. “Only if I’m desperate. Okay, got it.” They assure Bastien again, their head lifting to meet his face again before they give him a tight squeeze and nuzzles their head into his shoulder again.
The smile that graces their father’s face shortly after has them offering a small smile in return, remaining in their father’s embrace as the topic shifts. “I will, Papa.” They assure Bastien with a slightly wider smile, their head tilting up to peer at their father before they drop their gaze to look around the house once more, pausing to chew on their bottom lip as the information is offered.
Their brows raise and they wonder just how that worked too – how beneficial it might become for them if war is approaching as swiftly as Bastien has made it out to be. “Only if I’m desperate. Okay, got it.” They assure Bastien again, their head lifting to meet his face again before they give him a tight squeeze and nuzzles their head into his shoulder again.
Azrael
