Rated: G

Summary: Maud always wondered about her father, where was he? Why did he leave her and Momma? All these questions and more, she hoped she'd get her answer tonight.

Prompt: 🐥- A memory about their children (past, present, or future)

Asked by: ASKLUMAOO

Mollie smiled softly watching Maud play with the other kids that grew up with the revolutionaries. Most of the kids were children of revolutionaries or kids that were saved from a life of slavery or some other circumstance. It was tough on Mollie not being able to be with Maud as often as she wanted but what chances she got to be with her daughter she took and cherished with her whole heart.

Seeing Maud wave goodbye to the other kids Mollie stood walking towards her. Maud met her in the middle giving her a grin that showed off a few of her missing teeth as he hand reached up for hers. Mollie's rough callused hand gently covered the smaller softer hand, she couldn't help but realize how small Maud was in that moment. It was times like these where she was filled with equal fear and wonderment of it all it was as if it hit her all at once how precious this life was.

Mollie smiled and nodded as she passed people by Maud doing the same as she skipped next to her. Reaching her bedroom door she let go of Maud's hand getting ready to face her paperwork that was until she felt a tug on her shirt tail.

Turning to face her Mollie wasn't prepared for the question that came out of her daughter's mouth.

"Momma why do I have spikes and why does my eye look like this," she pulled at the bottom of her eye with a finger showing the dark eye.

You were mildly surprised by the question but you answered it easily, "you got them both from your Daddy sweetheart."

She blinked once tilting her head to the side as if the thought never occurred to her, "then why haven't I seen Daddy.…"

Mollie sighed deeply Aoda's wanted post for years had been him in his larping cloak and it successfully hid him from sight. Sadly you didn't have any pictures of him on hand he was the one to keep them safely hidden in the ship. It's times like these you wish that you had them even if you weren't able to be with him it would be nice to have something to hold.

"Momma I'm sorry I didn't mean to make you cry," a panicked voice brought you back from your thoughts, Maud flung herself into her arms hugging her tightly rubbing her face into Mollie's shoulder like a cat.

Mollie laughed, wiping her eyes a small smile finding its way on her face as she ruffled Maud's hair.

Maud's brows were furrowed as she pulled away a serious look on her face, "why isn't Daddy here? you miss him right so why is he being a big butt head and staying away from you."

Mollie sputtered a wide grin easily replacing the small smile at the term 'butt head' she felt Aoda would be less amused by this term and would, in fact, sulk because of it.

"Honey," Mollie spoke gently tilting Maud's chin upward so they were eye to eye "your Daddy isn't away because he wants too. It's to protect you, to protect us. Your Daddy is doing his best to do this. I miss him with my whole heart and soul, but we both agreed if it was to keep you safe we would do it."

It pained Mollie to be so far away from her husband but it had to be this way, Maud was better off with her in hiding and not out there in a world that would stop at nothing to have her dead.

"Will I ever get to see Daddy," Maud asked softly after a few minutes of silence.

"Once day sweetie, one day when you're older," Mollie murmured kissing the top of Maud's head softly.

Later that night as if someone heard their wish a new wanted poster came out with a smirking Aoda on the cover. Mollie couldn't stop the happy tears even if she tried too. Just knowing that he was flourishing was enough for her and her daughter finally got to see what her father looked like.

"Whoa daddy's soo cool," she slurred sleepily clutching the paper as if her life depended on it. With that Maud fell asleep with a smile on her face. Mollie, on the other hand, stayed up late into the night writing a letter full of her love and well wishes.

Authors note: I, of course, had to write about the child ask-the-hopeful-ones made for me way back then. It was fun to write her and to imagine how she would act I love Maud to pieces and this being Aoda and Mollie's child I had to write some hurt/comfort things.