Dragoncrest Cliffs Flotsam

mireille was suddenly and wildly uncomfortable as her father poured out his apologies. she wanted to say she hadn't needed him, though she had missed his absence. her words would only be truthful, but mireille knew enough to understand they would wound her da in a way she never wanted him to feel.
she felt limited now. she was not sure what to say. "it's all right," was how mireille began. "i know you would not be leavin' us of your own accord, da." she smiled softly at him. 
maman says de sea takes. and de sea gives. i choose to t'ank her for giving you back."
now the beginnings of a tear in one eye.