Aug 30, 2024
Onica 100 word drabble - Go
“Stay with us,” in the privacy of the captain cabin, Ethri took Onica’s hands. “Don’t sail north again. She’s gone, but Onica, she wouldn’t want you dead for her sake.” Onica gripped her back reassuringly. “Ethri. They’re hers.” “Who?” “The childlings I came with.” Ethri grimaced. “She barely knew them.” “That never stopped her. Naia found a new sister, Kylan is her son, and Amri… He may never call her friend, but even so.” “Hers.” A sigh. “So they’re yours too, eh?” “Yes.” “She gave you a family after all.” Onica smiled. “We always were one.” Slowly they let go.
