Dragoncrest Cliffs Wish I May, Wish I Might

She was glad to see he paused, as she saw the answer that was ready immediately and then withheld. It was the consideration that she was looking for. Promises were easy; easily made, easily broken.

A life is a long time, she replied, but her expression warmed up a bit despite herself. He reminded her so much of... others. Yet not entirely, for there was an openness he carried that others had withheld.

We'll be happy with their start. It would be nice to see what it's like, for them to know their father. The rest can follow as it will. She grew quieter as she said this. It wasn't an easy admission; she'd always been firm in the truth that she and Erzulie needed no one else. Still; she couldn't shake the bittersweet image of Rosencrantz and Chacal, a single moment frozen.

Their children deserved the world. Things tend to change on us, but I'd be honored if a lifetime is what we get. Then a glint of humor entered her gaze, though the accompanying thought was a tad dark. If it is my lifetime, perhaps not so unreachable a pledge.