Moonspear In all the good times, I find myself longing for change.

She had hoped to prolong the joy at her reunion with siblings, but Dirge seemed eager to carry on with business. Nyx' smile was quick to dwindle at his question; while she was keen to leave all the stresses of Sagtannet behind her, she knew her daughters felt differently. To uproot them so suddenly had pained her, and the guilt of placing so much distance between them and their father rose up within her once more.

Her gaze lingered on her brother's face, a glimmer of anxiety in her yellow irises as she took a moment to gather her thoughts. "I'm sorry we've come so sudden, but..." she stalled, to steal a fleeting glance at young Ciri to remind herself to be strong, "we hoped that there might be a place for us here."

Please don't make me say why, her eyes pleaded.