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Were it not for Kygo, Grusha likely would have gone longer without noticing her mother standing off in the distance. She may have even turned away from the water and wandered away, Nashoba in tow, and been none the wiser that her mother had finally returned to Helovia. But Kygo made her look up from the water and as she did so she saw her standing there, a black and blue spot in the distance, and it made Grusha frown. It annoyed and aggravated her, made her snort, and it made her want to turn and walk away-- to leave her mother behind like she'd left everyone else behind when she'd taken off and left them.
But Grusha was stronger than that. She didn't run away. She faced her problems head on, took the bull by the horns, wrestled it to the ground, and ultimately dominated it.
"Grusha."
"Mother." She said, mimicking the black and blue mare's tone. She stood there, watching Ampere, frowning, and wondering what it was she should say. She knew what she wanted to say-- "where did you go, where have you been, why did you leave, why are you back?" -- but a parent, no matter how absent required a certain amount of respect and tact.
Grusha's weight shifted, but she made no move to walk closer to her mother. She didn't want to run to her, didn't want to hug her, didn't want to welcome her back, and refused to say that she missed her. Not too long ago she had displayed weakness in asking her father why Ampere had left -- "Why'd thee leave, Pop? Didn't thee like uth?" -- but Gaucho had told her that she'd come back. Really, Grusha hadn't believed that Ampere would, but there she was and it sparked anger in the girl. Her ears fell back and she snorted, her head lifted in a defiant manner and her eyes narrowed. "Where the hell have you been?" Respect and tact be damned.
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