03-29-2022, 05:24 PM
could you help me push aside all that I have left behind?
It is hard to imagine his mother as being someone uncertain and new to this world, not when he had only ever known her as a stalwart figure. A queen, a mother, a faithful counterpart to his father. When Oriash speaks on her memories of her, it stirs his melancholy but also makes him smile. For the girl she describes doesn’t bring Oceane to mind but that of his twin. Lillibet was all those things and then some. Beautiful, curious, fearless, always wanting more. It pleases him to think of telling her this someday, makes the flame of hope reignite in his chest because he needs to be able to share this with her.
He is openly curious when she speaks of being an illusionist, having never heard of one before. Despite the weight of his mourning and longing, he finds himself smiling with delight at the way a breeze suddenly brushes against his skin and yet no trees move nor does his mane suddenly become windswept. “Incredible.” He breathes, looking at her with appreciation. “It seems I will never stop being impressed by all the talents in this world.” He says with a soft laugh and means it. No matter where he turns, he keeps running into the most interesting of creatures. Some might be jealous of the level of skill they hold when he was just a simple bear shifter, but he is content in his own fur. It had never bothered him like it had with Lil.
The offer to paint something of his own creation is an overwhelming thought. What comes to mind, of course, is to see his entire family again. Ledger, Lillibet, and Oceane. All together, whole. However that might be too hard to see and he also does not want to chase away or depress his newfound friend. Instead, he tries to think of something more creative filled with things he had always wanted to see. “Can you paint a volcano by that creek? Like the one in Tephra? I’ve always wanted to see it! Oh… and maybe Hyaline’s lake over there. But filled with ducks. Like… a lot of ducks. And can you paint the sky gold? And make the grass blue?” He suddenly stops, shaking his head and looking rather sheepish. “I ask for too much. What do you love to paint most? I would like to see that.”
He is openly curious when she speaks of being an illusionist, having never heard of one before. Despite the weight of his mourning and longing, he finds himself smiling with delight at the way a breeze suddenly brushes against his skin and yet no trees move nor does his mane suddenly become windswept. “Incredible.” He breathes, looking at her with appreciation. “It seems I will never stop being impressed by all the talents in this world.” He says with a soft laugh and means it. No matter where he turns, he keeps running into the most interesting of creatures. Some might be jealous of the level of skill they hold when he was just a simple bear shifter, but he is content in his own fur. It had never bothered him like it had with Lil.
The offer to paint something of his own creation is an overwhelming thought. What comes to mind, of course, is to see his entire family again. Ledger, Lillibet, and Oceane. All together, whole. However that might be too hard to see and he also does not want to chase away or depress his newfound friend. Instead, he tries to think of something more creative filled with things he had always wanted to see. “Can you paint a volcano by that creek? Like the one in Tephra? I’ve always wanted to see it! Oh… and maybe Hyaline’s lake over there. But filled with ducks. Like… a lot of ducks. And can you paint the sky gold? And make the grass blue?” He suddenly stops, shaking his head and looking rather sheepish. “I ask for too much. What do you love to paint most? I would like to see that.”
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