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Aunt Kitana finally picks up the opposite side of the phone and Kallie exhales sharply. She leans on the counter and listens intently to her beloved aunt, Kitana spoke
"Child, the information I have on hand is not going to ease anyone's worries. The best advice I could give is to pack your things and your mother and I will ready the guest room of the flat. Can you three still share a room? Oh of course you can."
Cassius paces the small hallway and walks right into Kallie's outstretched hand. She motions for him to settle down and finally, Kallie pulls the receiver down from her ear and wiggles the phone at Cassius. They push the phone back and forth a few times and Cassius finally takes possession. All of this occurred quietly unbeknownst to Kitana on the other side of the phone.
Cassius clears his throat and he automatically softens as he begins to speak. "Auntie Kitana, Beloved Matriarch of the Firehawk Clan, Have I been poisoned? Should I be writing my last will and testament? Dear Auntie, Do you have a cure?" This makes the collective group giggle and the harsh quiet is broken.
Kitana chuckles to herself and she beckons to her sister Ari on her side of the phone. Arianna leans into her sister's shoulder and they cradle the phone between them. Arianna listens as the children of her life, now grown into capable adults, laugh and cajole on the opposite side of the world. The older women listen as the younger ones lightly mock each other and make silly noises. The sound puts a flutter of grief into Arianna's heart and a small speck of hopefulness bloomed at the same time. Seeing the children would be wonderful they decided.
