Chapter 1103: Departure (2)
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The instant that they left our view I imdiately felt a little emptier inside, the lingering scent of mint and lavender tickling my nose before the soft breeze swept them away, causing my heart to pang uncomfortably.
My eyes found themselves on my eldest daughter, searching her expression and posture since I knew that out of everyone, she was technically the 'most' affected; it was both her Dama and the Dama of her child leaving her, whereas it was just my wife and our daughter, though comparing that was aningless.
Still, I couldn't help it as I saw how stiff she was and how she was chanically bouncing lia in her arms, the tired baby staring at the closed gate before looking at her Mama for answers; they never ca, but that was because her Mama's eyes were glued to the gate as well.
Everyone else had varying degrees of sadness to this as well, with Kalia and the children being rather unsettled with this departure while Sari, Yiksa and Heila being the next set that were sowhat saddened.
After that everyone was just kind of... accepting of it and quick to move on, though it wasn't out of malice or anything like that; they just knew they would be back and decided to move on instead of dwell, which was shown by them andering back inside to go do sothing else.
Approaching my eldest and patting her shoulder, I was surprised to hear her murmur "Is... Why do I feel guilty..?" before I could even speak, and that line imdiately gave
pause as I wondered how to reply.
Taking a few monts to weigh it over I eventually settled with "You two didn't exactly part on wondrous terms, yes, but it isn't sothing to feel guilty about. She knows you still love her, and you know she'll be thinking of you the entire ti.
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