Watching The Stars Together
Drabble 25: Fall
Their second child, Orion, had been born in the Fall.
Though he wouldn't admit it, he'd been pleased with the prospect of having a boy. It evened out the numbers in the house. And he wouldn't feel so outnumbered by Hikari and Cecaniah. He could teach Orion to study the stars, and to read books, and to follow in the footsteps of his father.
It was a shame that his son turned out to be anything but studious. Orion was reckless. He ran in the dirt, irritated the animals, rode the horses, played pranks on the townspeople and still, still he would even go so far as to irritate his sister.
"He's… a lot… like you…" Wizard commented, and Hikari laughed. The two of them were ignoring the loud fight between Cecaniah and Orion upstairs. They always sorted it out by themselves.
"Yep. And Cecaniah is a lot like you."