Northstar Vale A new reason to smile.

Every word Ibis uttered brought happiness to the woman's bosom, it lifted her out of that perpetual fear and cloud that kept hanging over her for the past few weeks, growing and festering despite every bandaid she slapped on to try and keep face. To be that leader, to be that wife, to prepare to be that mother. It all helped to illuminate the path - but it all soon, quickly, oh so quickly came crashing down. 

Just as she was about to say how much she loved Ibis too, a look of utter panic exploded from her face. Every facade, every mask, everything she had worked so hard in keeping face to everyone else exploded with a shattered expression of sheer horror. They weren't all made out of love! The words could not be stopped, absolute verbal diarrhea as the sudden flash of that day came flooding in, a shudder ran through her as she rolled over onto her belly, tail curling tightly around and under trying to shield herself from the memories.

Yuudai was a moment of love, of adoration and desire to create - Takeshi however, even as he was her husband, still struck fear in her soul. Every inch of her body trembled as she fought against the feeling.