Larksong Grotto Decisions To Make, Secrets To Keep

For a moment, the Cardinal wondered if the woman would ever speak. It seemed she was quite content just to stare back at him. Hiram's brow scrunched awkwardly, but his expression soon went slack as soon the older woman spoke. As soon as Tambourine's name passed her lips, the Cardinal's face brightened. His son -- whom he loved without condition despite the fact that his eyes had never even fallen upon his face.  

Had it not been such an easy assumption to jump to, perhaps the cardinal would have believed the woman to be incredibly perceptive. Intuition or not, however, the woman had been right. The cardinal nodded. "Of course it is," he said plainly. "He's my son." 

With a sigh, his eyes fell downward. It was all his fault -- his sin split his family apart the seams. It would take a miracle to repair what had been broken, but in Raas, all things were possible.