Chapter 6 - Bonding
Astraea stopped crying before the water arrived, she looked at them and asked if they would do a puzzle with her. Everyone accepted so they moved to the nursery, it should really be called a play room. When someone mentioned it to Astraea she stared.
Having been set up with a new 1000 puzzle everyone fell into silence. Only when the border had been completed on a sliding mat did conversation begin. It started with simple plans on how to cooperate in the puzzles construction, before lapsing into silence. It was Astraea who started enquiring, "M-21. How do you manage your heart?" The werewolf was startled with the direct question, but looking at the girl, "I don't really manage my heart, it's a part of me after all. Unless, you mean my transformations?" Astraea gestured a negative, then looked very upset about something. Tao interrupted, "Is there a reason you want to know?" She hesitated before giving an affirmative. "My parents are from different species; their instincts may get into conflict. M-21 is part werewolf; I thought he may have some methods to manage this." That was true even if you only looked at their perception of time; nobles come of age at 200, humans 21 at most.
"Have they ever conflicted before?"
"No"
"Then you will be fine, you were created naturally. As an intelligent, whole being the greater danger is not meeting your own needs then having opposing instincts. It should be an easy problem to overcome with your father around."
"Oh" The girl considered this and more given the faces she made. She may have existed for only three years but she clearly could not be judged by human or noble standards. They were really inclined to believe her mental perception was older then her physical appearance. "How do the three of you live now you moved out of father's house?" Hah, that was a good question. The trio brought up many stories about their lives both as 'civilians' and enhanced 'beings'. How much they chose to expose themselves to the 'government'. So many different things, the nobles joined in occasionally about life in Lukedona. Astraea herself joined in with stories about her 'normal' days living with her parents. The trio hadn't needed a doctor since they stabilised and there was no one to fight.
When Frankenstein found them the atmosphere was light and the puzzle almost forgotten. It was time for dinner.
I feel like I got side tracked in this story, it was meant to introduce Astraea but I kept pushing it towards explaining how things came to this point or other info. I hope my writing will become more fluid if I let the story go naturally.