Nimbus Summit She can kill a smile, she can wound with her eyes

antha was trailing her secondborn daughter, having left the other children in @Tessa's care. of the bunch, it seemed lilia and raelle were the most driven. they had taken to a sort of unspoken competition with one another, perhaps with something else underlying it. they were still so young, it was hard to tell what they truly thought of one another.
a bit of healthy competition would surely encourage their development, but antha couldn't quite shake her worry, so she kept a close eye on the girls. she was careful to try to praise them in equal measures, to avoid placing one above the other. even in these early stages, the balancing act was tiring. children were tiring. but she loved them.
she smiled to see lilia balancing on a fallen log, approaching carefully to avoid startling her darkling daughter. when the witch girl had halted her movement, antha called out her praise.
well done, lilia, her tail swayed as she stepped near enough to plant a swift kiss on the girl's head. perhaps you'll be a dancer one day.