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Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2021 11:04 am
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Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2021 11:07 am
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Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2021 11:08 am
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Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2021 11:09 am
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Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2021 11:10 am
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Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2021 11:11 am
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He held her, every shake of her slender form beneath his wing fracturing his heart further. She had always been small but she seemed even more so now. She had been his delicate flower since day one but now she was wilting before his very eyes. Part of him knew that this was good; this was progress. However he hated seeing her in such misery. He wished he could scoop her up and soar into the clouds where they could both forget about everything, but that was not the answer. So he just listened until she needed him to speak.
“Lumriel,” he shook his head and used his other wing to guide her head away from his chest so that he may look at her, “you made mistakes. If you can name one individual who hasn’t then I will change my tune, but that is impossible. Mistakes are how we learn.”
He looked away for a moment to consider his next words carefully.
“You fell in love and that looks different for everyone, but you also had your heart broken. Nightmare left you because he thought he would only bring you pain. Amelia’s birth terrified him. That was his mistake and I am so sorry you’ve had to suffer for it. That all of you have had to suffer for it.” He echoed her sigh. “And then you tried to move on. You tried to start over but, as your mother can attest to, the heart and the mind are two very different entities. One is logic and the other emotions; they often don’t mix and this causes strife and pain. But we learn from it.”
His wing tightened around her in a squeezing embrace and he tried for a soft, comforting smile.
“Your heart needs to heal and that will take time, but nothing is ruined. Your children are still here and you can still make an effort to be there for them. They can ease your pain. You can still love them and they can still love you. It won’t be the same but I think you will find that, if you focus on that first, everything else will fall into place.”
Taking a small step away he made certain he was looking her squarely in the eye before continuing.
“Love, in it’s many forms, hasn’t abandoned you yet nor has forgiveness. But you need time and you need your family. You’ve come home which means that you’re on the right track already.”
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Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2021 11:13 am
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Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2021 11:14 am
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