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His toothy smile is familiar to me; I'd seen it many times when the furry fellow was smaller and younger. A cub. Those days of sunlight and joy are gray, fractured in my mind. They seem centuries in the past; had it only been a year or so since I'd last laid eyes on them? Eytan succeeds in raising a weaker version of his beam, teasing one corner of my lips higher than the other. I nod when Ktulu mentions the need to get away, yar, I heard ye well and understood perfectly. A soft sigh whelped, escaping between my lips without reservations for polite modesty. She looks off, I follow her gaze to the sky; fumbling with what to say in my mind...the uncomfortable lapse was short. An apology, unneeded; but I held my silence and didn't interrupt. Let yon girl say what was on her heart. Let her find freedom, happiness. Lord knew this crimson heart needed to find some measure of easement. Golden pools soften, she didn't have to ask for pardon. But the gesture was appreciated. A step toward healing. No matter how we might have tried--the end result would have been unavoidable. "I forgive thee," crown bowed, touching my collared breast, "I pray ye will also forgive me." I'd never regret our time together, nor the babe that was brought into this world as a result of our spiderweb love. "Has Hototo or Ranjiri paid ye a visit?" Our daughter was busy with her newborn colt, "thee is a grandmare now." |
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