Silvertip Mountain The truth shall set you free

It was quickly evident that this would not be their usual play session, and Adeline sobered up quickly, her expression almost blank, but she stared at him intently. She didn't expect him to bring up her siblings, but she nodded her confirmation. They've been gone a while, she said, though she had no idea where they went. It seemed like they were there one day, and gone the next. She had been too young to think about questioning it. But, now that he brought it up...

Are they coming back soon? she asked, never thinking that they wouldn't. While she knew death in some form from Solemn's passing, the thought that Odette and Stoic could be gone just hadn't crossed her mind.