"I've missed having a family," Kuma replies, nearly in a whisper. She towers over her mother, and she allows herself to pick at the soft red forelock upon her mother's head. She giggles at how much taller she is; it is funny to her that once upon a time, it was the other way around.
"Please tell me you've been safe in your adventuring, Kuma."
The sentence hangs in the air for a moment, as Kuma's eyes shift downwards. Her travels had been anything safe. Escaping Beqanna's lands during The Reckoning had left permanent scars on her heart; although they couldn't be seen to the world around her, they still ached. She takes a deep breath, then smiles at her mother, whose eyes are filled with the motherly worry she has so desperately missed.
"I have been okay mom. I promise." She lies, smiling gently.
@[Merida]