Dragoncrest Cliffs You had other plans

It would take him a while to get used to a life without Freyja at his side but, in the meantime, he focused on the joy felt over having been reunited with his old friend. Her gesture was well received, his eyes closing as he smiled whilst his tail thumped against the ground, easily finding comfort in her touch; honestly, he could be comforted by her simply being there with him, her presence having always been a calming one to him.

As she asked about Dio, his eyes opened back up and he nodded, needing not take even a second to think back. For even though he’d never been close with the male, he knew Portia was and that had made it easy to remember him; he was sure that the man must have been there for her following Freyja and his departure. Curious about what she had to say, he gazed up at her from his place on the ground, listening closely whilst she mentioned now having children—what? Hvitserk froze, his face going blank, and he stared at her with wide eyes. She had children now? At first, he didn’t know how to feel about that or how he should react but, after listening to her talk about them, he smiled and his tail even swished back and forth a few times. He was happy for her, albeit a bit sad, too, knowing that he wasn’t the only one in her life anymore.

Paying attention only to the happiness that he felt for her, he tilted his head at the mention of her daughter. Dalia—it was a pretty name, and he assumed her to be pretty visually, too, after learning that she looked like her mother. And at the mention of her limited usage of words, he couldn’t help but think, just like me. A quiet whine left his throat, requesting more information then; he wanted to be caught up on everything that had happened with Portia in his absence, and that everything now involved her children.