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Masque watches him as he speaks. He feels his gaze drift to the side, and his eyes focus on a flowery shrub. A few bumblebees mill about, skipping from one flower to the next.

I wanna know who my dad ihh.. He replies. D’you know? D’we even have hhe hhame one? Doubhh ih.

Finally, the weight from his chest dissipates. 

It had been a long time coming and long overdue. Avicus’s disappearance had only intensified his value for family; with her gone, she’d taken the information with her.

She was back. The flame of curiosity was stoked one more.