Gacen sighed, explaining the wait to Sumalee had been a pain, she clearly was not a fan of uncertainty and had begun drilling Gacen for questions to confirm whether they were getting the help or not.

Still she'd understood eventually maybe Sumalee would've been better suited for this task she brought up a bunch of things Gacen hadn't even thought to mention, he guessed that could come later though they needed the face before the logistics right?

Gacen let out a deep breath "well that was just as condescending as I expected" Risha let out a slight chuckle

Gacen walked back towards the bar he still had his drink to finish "Hey I know she's a little intense she's just devising a strategy and wants all the information possible I promise she appreciates it" Gacen shrugged he knew Risha was right but still

He walked up to the bar to see his drink empty and frowned "hey bartender where the heck's my drink" the bartender turned around

He apologised "sorry sir the Commander came in looking pretty upset I wasn't gonna stop her she's like my boss' boss' boss" Gacen grimaced well that was unfortunate he hoped the Commander wasn't angry with his proposal, Lana had probably mentioned it to her.

He waved it off with the bartender he didn't mind "get me another one to go and we're square dude" he nodded and Gacen turned around "so get this Rish while we were chatting my drink got nicked by the Commander" there was an audible gasp from Risha it wasn't that impressive though

Risha responded quickly "I thought you said she wasn't there" the bartender passed him his drink, he decided to avoid any further drink theft he'd have it on the top balcony he saw it looked quiet.

He began to stroll out as he answered Risha "so did I, guess she just got back" he made his way over to the lifts he saw one just closing as he arrived and cursed, now he'd be here for ages the person inside could've held it.

He tapped his foot waiting for the other elevator as Risha responded "well did you see her?" Gacen frowned he didn't care that much

Gacen shook his head as he stepped into the elevator "nah Risha I didn't don't worry I'm not crying over a stolen drink the bartender fixed me a new one" he took a sip from the straw he'd been provided

Risha sighed "I'm not thinking about your drink you could've asked her about the proposal you clearly have some stuff in common if you both like that awful drink" Gacen had to admit someone liking the drink was rare but it was kinda a weak connection

Gacen shrugged "maybe, maybe I'll see her later when I meet back up with Lana" the elevator arrived and he strolled out onto the balcony, it was quite nice, quiet and peaceful although up high it seemed like it'd been rebuilt once or twice judging by the clear repair marks. He sipped his drink quickly as he made his way around; he wasn't letting it be stolen this time.

Gacen strolled out towards the edge, there was a large statue of someone he swore he'd seen before lots of armour, a mask, a hood and very built but he couldn't put his finger on it. He looked out over the balcony at the world of Odessen, dense jungles all around it was a beautiful planet.

He smiled "you know this place is like a less humid and less hidden Gabredor" it had been a secret base once apparently so Gabredor was probably much more secure with the extra precautions

Risha laughed "yes well we can't all have poisonous nebulas to hide our activities" Gacen nodded it had certainly given him the run around

Gacen leaned against the balcony "so what are we gonna do after all this stuff with Dubrillion Rish, I got time so thought I'd ask" Risha took a long moment before responding clearly it was a loaded question

She seemed excited in her response "well first thing to do is remove the absolute power the Monarchy has and establish some form of democracy" Gacen nodded he'd never really expected Risha to rule all powerfully

But he still would tease her about it "whaaat you don't wanna an all powerful queen Rish" he could almost feel the eye roll from lightyears away

Risha laughed "first off I'm already a powerful queen and you know it, and I've already been head of a criminal organisation after we save Dubrillion I just wanna take it easy with you start maybe thinking about my family" Gacen swallowed he straw and choked on it for a few seconds

Family? Like Kids!? He hadn't even thought of that "I uh what like our family" he could hear Risha laughing at his surprised reaction

She did respond eventually "well yeah I love you and well you're plenty but don't you want to start a family eventually" Gacen felt a little conflicted on the one hand he'd love to but he'd never done well with family

He stammered "I uh I guess it's just my track record with family isn't good Rish you know that story" he did want to just maybe not so soon when he was such a mess

Risha sighed "yeah I know Gacen but you never know hun things could change, I think you'd be a great dad" Gacen let out a weak smile

He sighed "I feel like the only way to go is up considering my father" Gacen shivered thinking about all the pain he'd caused by leaving, then again that's just what Gacen had done too.

He took a big swig of his flask as Risha responded "not just yours mine ordered me to kill you so we're even in the bad dads club, but you're not like that Gacen trust me" Gacen shivered sure he wasn't

Gacen finished his swig "I just well I don't know if I'm ready Rish what with my family and my own problems" Risha had always known about his drinking but tried to help him tone it down, not as much as Ash had but still

Risha responded "well don't worry then I don't think I am yet either I'm talking in like 5-10 years Gacen" Gacen let out at sigh of relief

He smiled "oh ok well maybe I'll be ready then" Risha seemed fine with that stepping away from the comm leaving Gacen with his thoughts

Good timing too it sounded like someone else had just arrived in the lift, he didn't want to look like a crazy person talking about babies. He took a long deep breath, he'd not really thought about family as he said he didn't have the best track record with family and keeping it, his dad left and he'd never got a reason leaving Gacen to look after everyone. Gacen frowned; he didn't like thinking about all that man hadn't been there for and what it'd caused, his mom died a year or two later and he was powerless to stop it.

Gacen wiped his eyes not expecting to get like this he just didn't want to make those same mistakes with any new family, he'd lost the only family he had left for the same reasons. Could it happen again? And to his offspring that was even harder he wished he hadn't run his sister had deserved better, he'd just been like his dad running and what if he did again he didn't wantto be like that

Gacen took a deep breath, he did want to have kids one day but he had to make sure to not make the same irreversible mistakes as he did with Kyradia, Gacen held his neck he realised he was being watched out the corner of his eye. He frowned, had they been watching the whole of his little episod? He sighed without context he doubted it mattered but they were still standing there not moving as if waiting for him.

He frowned, he guessed maybe they were shy and were here to take him to Lana, he felt like he had to turn around or this would just get more awkward. He turned around to face them and gasped his stomach becoming tight and his breath shaky as he saw the figure, the red hair, tattoos and the shocked expression.

His sister Kyradia stood in front of him all grown up, mouth agape and clear tears in her eyes "G-Gacen?" Gacen just stood there in shock. What was she doing here? Had she been-? Gacen realised it all at once, the drink, the interest Risha had in the Commander, why he was sent here he felt like a moron. Kyradia's breath was shaky as she suddenly pulled him into a tight hug and mumbled "I thought you were dead" Gacen was completely overwhelmed not quite sure if this was real.

He was being hugged by his little sister and she was crying he put his arms around her and comforted her "I'm sorry Dee I thought you wouldn't want to see me" Kyradia looked up at him tears welling up and shook her head Gacen let out a half smile maybe he was wrong all along maybe there was a chance…