Moonspear Never Ever

Hydra shook her head. One did not hold grudges as she did and forget so easily. I told you my plan. I told you that I would escort her back, with Revui. You did not like that, and so I then offered to take her, alone, and escorted by those I knew would protect us. You among that number, she pressed, which begged the question: so why not come back? Not only did you disrespect me, but you also insulted my mate, and your sons, and her mother, too, but Amekaze was here and could speak for herself, and she trusted her to do so. The standard he set before all that day had opened her up for disrespect; Revui and Arcturus had both ignored her command for the first time that day, and perhaps they would do it again. He explained it was due to her heat, and she bristled at that, but dipped her head relenting to this point, at least. For a moment, she seemed to soften. Hydra loved her father, but she felt as though she meant so little to him, and the threat of that caused an ample amount of strife.

The hurt his absence had brought, and the choice he might have made during it, had caused her belief in him to falter. Did he love her? Would he protect her as he protected Speedy that day? He saiid he had trusted her, but he did not show it in his actions. Already she had come to the thought that this woman would now come first to him; he had proven it. He was willing to put his teeth to his flesh and blood to do so. She had seen it. And if they had children, they would ever be a threat to her own. 

Arcturus approached them, all chipper and cheery. Hydra had one ear upon him, and one upon her father. There could be no peace between the three leaders unless this was resolved, and Hydra so wished for it to be remedied; she did not enjoy this any more than their father did. If she had to fix it with her teeth, she would, though for family she had more patience than any stranger. Completely ignoring the words of her brother as he saw fit to do to her in a moment far bigger than the runaway (and showing him in fell swoop what she thought of that), she lashed her tail. More patience, true, but it was wearing thin. Why bring the irrelevant up in a time like this? They could get to that, if Arcturus wanted to sour the reunion further with dismal news. 

If your protection of her failed, and she is with child, Hydra said, they will not be welcome here. Her ears pricked forward. If this was challenged, then she could abide by his rule no longer. She had trusted him that day, and she wanted to trust him now—but she knew him. Knew him enough to know that he would not protect anything that was not his own. 

Did he care to be of their family anymore? 

There was brighter and better news, she suspected, as a wave of nausea clutched her. This she did not attribute to pregnancy, in not knowing its symptoms. I will need you to spend all of your time bonding with and protecting your grandchildren, if there are any, she edged in, daring to let a shard of light poke through the heavy cover of cloud. At last, she got to the heart of it. All of this was not to attack or offend him, but to defend what she foresaw; her father knew her enough to know that all she ever did, she did for love, for her family. Those around her were what mattered most; she simply wanted to know they were not alone in that. 

Was that so unfair?