Era lets out a soft, thoughtful hum, and snuggles more firmly against his side in a move of affection (and to leech off more of his body heat).
"Being dragged into unconsicousness by the Dark. Feeling so very afraid, and not wanting to go... But knowing deep down things would be okay, because he was there."
She thinks of Regis, and how he worked so hard to keep his son safe within the confines of his duties. Of Gaius, and how his work afforded his children protection they desperately needed. She remembers Ganbold, who gave his life to give his family more time, and Nobuyuki...
"Fathers protect their children the best they can, even if it means not always being with them.
"They teach them what they need so one day, when they're gone, they have the strength to protect themselves. In that way... Even when they're gone, they're still always with us."
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Era lets out a soft, thoughtful hum, and snuggles more firmly against his side in a move of affection (and to leech off more of his body heat).
"Being dragged into unconsicousness by the Dark. Feeling so very afraid, and not wanting to go... But knowing deep down things would be okay, because he was there."
She thinks of Regis, and how he worked so hard to keep his son safe within the confines of his duties. Of Gaius, and how his work afforded his children protection they desperately needed. She remembers Ganbold, who gave his life to give his family more time, and Nobuyuki...
"Fathers protect their children the best they can, even if it means not always being with them.
"They teach them what they need so one day, when they're gone, they have the strength to protect themselves. In that way... Even when they're gone, they're still always with us."