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Such hope in his precious eyes. There was that unmistakable gleam of childish excitement and oh, she can’t help the laugh that so easily slips from betwixt rose tinted lips. Though her forever hardened heart regrettably flutters and painfully softens at such a thought - had she kept him, her darling baby brother waiting too long?
An ease of almost claw like fingers draw through the blessed golden strands of Leo’s hair. There, there. From here on she would worry not a single precious hair on his prodigal little head. Here in their kingdom where darkness reigned with the intent to swallow them all, Leo was one of her two darling suns and not even the darkness itself could blotch him out or take him into it’s depthless grasp.
― ❝ Oh, darling. I always have time for you. If ever you need me I will always be here. Now, to the beginning. Let’s put that ingenious brain of yours to good work! ❞
It was acceptable wasn’t it? In the safety of solitude with his elder sister and himself alone, surely it was more than okay to release the tension of perfected posture and practiced speech. With every comb of hair strand he feels more of the boy his age suggests as opposed to the battle hardened strategist he quickly became in the midst of all this strife.
Allowing himself to bask in the rare attention for a moment more, leisurely he recollects his thoughts. Tracing along the symbols, ah yes this was where he found himself just a few moments before. With the slightest scoot to the side ( how selfish to occupy the entire space so thoughtlessly ) with a pat or two on the seat besides, how long had it been since such a moment was offered?
Ingenious. Recognition from those he held in high-esteem always felt doubly as important.
“Ah yes, I’ve gotten this far at the moment - but back to the beginning would be wiser. Perhaps I have misinterpreted a symbol somewhere.” ( Returning to the beginning would extend their time as well, correct? ) “From the beginning, it all seems rather obscure. I believe they mentioned a white and black dragon?”















