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Caelum Lux
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Blue-green eyes blinked up at him, before the young child said loudly, "She has reeaally long hair!"
"Kalare," chided Luvia, before turning to Azmina, "I apologise, my lady-"
She smiled, "No need to apologise, cousin," she chuckled and scooped the girl up in one arm, ignoring her loud squawk of protest, "She only speaks the truth."
She combed her finger through it, "And it is lovely as well a long."
Bringing Kalare level with her face and tickled the girls nose and cheeks with said long hair, Azmina greeted her gravely, eyes still glinting with humour, "Hello, little sister, nice to have you with us at last."
Kalare batted the strands away from her face. Cheeks puffed out and nose wrinkled at the indignity, she blew raspberry at the woman holding her.
Her mother made a scandalized noise, yet Azmina only gave a small chuckle, but then she tapped the girls nose with one finger and admonished, "And listen to your mother, she has much to teach you." She finished this with a stern look.
Looking somewhat chastened, the young blonde nodded, a blush spreading across her cheeks as she rubbed her nose.
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Muffled by the layers of furs-worn more out of custom and lack of desire to stand out, than true need), Kalare broke the ridgeline, and stopped to watch Inwit's distant sun rise, the sky lighting up in rivers of muted, but warm hues of pink, lavender and orange, spreading like wine spilled on cloth.
For several long minutes she soaked up the quiet and solitude as the sun inched to the sky, the expanse of snow before her glittering, until crunching footsteps interrupted and their owner joined her vigil.
"You're early, Uncle Rogal," she observed eventually, breaking the hush, "We weren't expecting you until tomorrow night at least."
A dry smile touched his face, "The warp-tides where in our favour for that journey, for once." He tore his gaze from the horizon to regard his 'niece', "I'd say you are awake fairly early yourself."
Kalare looked up at him briefly, before turning back to the vista, "I like to do this sometimes to remind me of important things," her mouth twitched into a smile, "And for some peace and quiet, the compound can be hectic at times."
Rogal smirked faintly, recalling times when he and Azmina where young, "Too true, too true."
After several more quiet moments, a hand settled across her back, nudging her back down the ridgeline, "We better head back," he noted, "Or there may not be any breakfast for us."
The blonde rolled her eyes, but allowed Rogal steer her back to family compound, "Beasts, the lot of them," she deadpanned.
He chuckled again.
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