Victoria was soon led out of the room that she had embraced her uncle in to meet his team. She stuck close to his side as they ventured into the training area.
"Students." Wu called, gaining the attention of four men dressed in what looked like pajamas. Victoria had to stifle a giggle, as they looked quite funny. The girl's green eyes twinkled merrily as she smiled softly at them. Cole returned her smile, having brought her to her uncle in a way to appease the look of sadness and longing in her eyes.
"Sensei, who is this?" Kai asked as he looked at the green-eyed vixen. She was beautiful in her own way, but there was a certain sadness about her that did not go unnoticed by the males.
"This is my niece, Victoria. She will be living with us." Wu informed, only causing the males to look on in confusion. Jay, ever the oblivious one, asked the question that brought tears to Victoria's eyes.
"Why can't she stay with her mother or father?" Jay asked curiously, not intending to be rude.
"My mother and father are dead, along with my sister." Victoria choked out before she ran inside. She ran to her uncle's meditation room and broke down in tears, grieving the loss of her family. "Why did they have to die?"
"That's a question that I unfortunately don't have the answer to." A soft voice replied behind her. Victoria whirled around and saw Cole, moving to sit next to her.
"Will the pain ever go away?" The green-eyed vixen asked, sorrow and hope clashing in her voice.
"I don't think so. The best you can do is remember them as they were, and stay living for them." Cole responded as he hugged the thirteen-year-old child. Victoria soon calmed down, but refused to let go of Cole.
"Thank you." She whispered, in reply to him being there for her despite knowing her less than a day. Victoria soon fell asleep on Cole as she relaxed, and the earth ninja had no idea what to do to get her into a bed.
~~ELSEWHERE~~
Valkyrie relaxed in her uncle's arms. "Uncle, will the pain of losing them ever lessen?"
"I am not sure, niece, but I will try my best to make it so." The warlord held his niece close as she closed her blue eyes and soon fell asleep.
"Love you, Uncle." The blue-eyed vixen murmured as she fell asleep in his arms. Garmadon gently picked Valkyrie up and laid her in her bed so that she would be more comfortable. Valkyrie moved in her sleep to get more comfortable and Garmadon let a rare smile grace his precious face.
"I love you as well, Kyrie." Garmadon murmured as he left his niece's room, quick enough that he didn't catch the small smile on the sleeping child's face. Garmadon laid himself down to sleep, where memories of his times with his little brother and sister played out. The warlord smiled in his sleep as Kobi played and danced while they were pretending in their youth, before the Great Devourer had bit him. Both uncle and niece slept until eight in the morning, due to dreams that left them happy and refreshed.