Cleao hadn't seen Orphen in quite a while now. He and Majic had gone so
that Majic could continue to train. Cleao laughed to herself, it had been a
great shock when Majic had left the Tower Of Fangs to train with Orphen
again.But Majic's father had always wanted what was best for him, and she
supposed this was it.
She dully stirred her tea and looked out the window of the living room.
"Cleao, what's wrong?"her sister asked, suddenly concerned.
"Eh?Oh, nothing.I'm fine, really!" Cleao insisted, looking over to her worried sister who sat across from her.
"It's been four years, hasn't it?" her sister said quietly. Cleao looked away.
"But he's going to come back.He always does.Especially since Majic likes to visit his father every few years," Cleao replied after a moment.She smiled up at her sister.
"Does he know?" she asked.
"Ofcourse not!Taro was born after he left.I can't wait to see the look on his face when he finds out about Taro!"Cleao said joyfully.
"I still think you should have married one of the merchants who asked for your hand.They were all prepared financially and would have stayed with you instead of going on a journey like this,"she said sadly.
"You say it as if I married Orphen," Cleao laughed.
"It would be a bit more respectable in the end if you had.Now it will be no less than extra ordinary if you are accepted as a wife to any man,"her sister scolded.
"It doesn't matter anyway, I wouldn't marry any other man in end even if I was acceptable."Cleao said, smiling. Her sister sighed, Cleao had always been so unreasonable.
"Wouldn't you rather live in a house like the one we were born in rather than that little house on the outskirts of town?"she said persistently. Cleao gently reached up and took the large pendent around her neck into her hands.
"It's not as if I'm lonely," Cleao said, looking out the window. "I'm never on my own,". Her sister followed her gaze to the sight outside. Three children played outside on their large lawn. Two little girls, one seven and one five looked alike greatly. Both had Cleao's big blue eyes but while one had blonde hair the other had brown hair. A little boy about four tried to catch up to his older sisters in vain.His small legs were just not enough to keep up. He had blonde hair and brown eyes.
"I know.But he could have stayed and helped raise them you know," she said, interrupting Cleao's gaze.Cleao looked back at her sister and smiled sheepishly.
"I don't think he was ready.Even if I was, it didn't help him much.He's not very good with children, as you may have noticed,"Cleao said.
"Well he was certainly ready to help you out in-" her sister began.
"Excuse me my lady but there are visitors approaching the house," Dortin said politely. Cleao stood without care and knocked her chair backwards.
"Is it them?!"she said excitedly. Dortin smiled lightly, and nodded." Thank you Dortin!". She quickly ran out of the large mansion and into the yard where Majic and Orphen were approaching.
"Cleao!How have you been?" Majic said, comforted by a familiar face. Majic was caught off guard when three children ran after her.
"Who are they?"Sachi asked.She was the oldest and had brown hair and big blue eyes.
"Are you baby-sitting?" Majic asked. "You're really young to be taking care of your sister's children and be declared an old maid.."Majic said, confused.Orphen glared at Majic.
"They're not her nieces,"he said quietly.
"Oh, it's that man from before, right Mommy?"Sachi said, memory clicking in. Cleao nodded.
"MOMMY?!"Majic yelled."When did you get married?!Why didn't I see these kids last time?!". Majic fainted.No one actually moved to revive him, but Kohana , the younger sister walked over and stared at him before poking him with a stick.
She dully stirred her tea and looked out the window of the living room.
"Cleao, what's wrong?"her sister asked, suddenly concerned.
"Eh?Oh, nothing.I'm fine, really!" Cleao insisted, looking over to her worried sister who sat across from her.
"It's been four years, hasn't it?" her sister said quietly. Cleao looked away.
"But he's going to come back.He always does.Especially since Majic likes to visit his father every few years," Cleao replied after a moment.She smiled up at her sister.
"Does he know?" she asked.
"Ofcourse not!Taro was born after he left.I can't wait to see the look on his face when he finds out about Taro!"Cleao said joyfully.
"I still think you should have married one of the merchants who asked for your hand.They were all prepared financially and would have stayed with you instead of going on a journey like this,"she said sadly.
"You say it as if I married Orphen," Cleao laughed.
"It would be a bit more respectable in the end if you had.Now it will be no less than extra ordinary if you are accepted as a wife to any man,"her sister scolded.
"It doesn't matter anyway, I wouldn't marry any other man in end even if I was acceptable."Cleao said, smiling. Her sister sighed, Cleao had always been so unreasonable.
"Wouldn't you rather live in a house like the one we were born in rather than that little house on the outskirts of town?"she said persistently. Cleao gently reached up and took the large pendent around her neck into her hands.
"It's not as if I'm lonely," Cleao said, looking out the window. "I'm never on my own,". Her sister followed her gaze to the sight outside. Three children played outside on their large lawn. Two little girls, one seven and one five looked alike greatly. Both had Cleao's big blue eyes but while one had blonde hair the other had brown hair. A little boy about four tried to catch up to his older sisters in vain.His small legs were just not enough to keep up. He had blonde hair and brown eyes.
"I know.But he could have stayed and helped raise them you know," she said, interrupting Cleao's gaze.Cleao looked back at her sister and smiled sheepishly.
"I don't think he was ready.Even if I was, it didn't help him much.He's not very good with children, as you may have noticed,"Cleao said.
"Well he was certainly ready to help you out in-" her sister began.
"Excuse me my lady but there are visitors approaching the house," Dortin said politely. Cleao stood without care and knocked her chair backwards.
"Is it them?!"she said excitedly. Dortin smiled lightly, and nodded." Thank you Dortin!". She quickly ran out of the large mansion and into the yard where Majic and Orphen were approaching.
"Cleao!How have you been?" Majic said, comforted by a familiar face. Majic was caught off guard when three children ran after her.
"Who are they?"Sachi asked.She was the oldest and had brown hair and big blue eyes.
"Are you baby-sitting?" Majic asked. "You're really young to be taking care of your sister's children and be declared an old maid.."Majic said, confused.Orphen glared at Majic.
"They're not her nieces,"he said quietly.
"Oh, it's that man from before, right Mommy?"Sachi said, memory clicking in. Cleao nodded.
"MOMMY?!"Majic yelled."When did you get married?!Why didn't I see these kids last time?!". Majic fainted.No one actually moved to revive him, but Kohana , the younger sister walked over and stared at him before poking him with a stick.