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this is what salvation must be like after a while
I hadn't seen my mother or my father in quite some time. It wasn't as if I didn't care to see them, or that I couldn't muster the energy to make the trip. I just hadn't been seeing much of anybody. It was quite easy to lose yourself in the towering trees of Taviora, and that's what I had found myself doing. It was easier, regardless, when there was no one to talk to. Conversation took so much effort that I hardly found it valuable, especially when it was rare that anyone had anything of merit to say. I was far more comfortable on my own, with only my thoughts to keep me company. I did not find my deafness lonely, because in a way it had forced me to be best friends with myself. After all, I could find things out about the world without speaking or listening.
However, I knew that my parents, my mother especially, cared for my wellbeing. They were in Glorall, so that's where I headed, uncertainty crossing my features as I approached the borders. Perhaps it was a little dangerous to cross the border of an unfamiliar pack so freely, but I was small and quick and quiet, and I doubted that I would be caught before I reached my family. My mother's scent was not particularly strong, but my sharp nose followed the trail without much effort. I set off at a fast trot, zig-zagging across the seaside packland.
Lucky for me, I had gotten quite adept at tracking through scent alone, given that I could not rely on sound to help me find things, and before long I caught sight of the two pups wrestling in the grass and my mother and father standing together. I was amused at my usually serious father being so playful with what I suspected were my younger siblings, and I stepped forward slowly, not knowing if I was welcome or not.
I approached my mother quietly, my stark white eyes glittering as I looked at her. I was happy to see that she appeared healthy, and happy. My puppyhood had been shadowed by the deaths of Neirin and Ifrit and the takeover of my home, and I supposed it was... nice, that my younger siblings could grow without worry. "Hello, Mother. I hope my visit is not unwanted." I said, dipping my head and trying my best at a smile. "It is good to see everyone..." I paused, fidgeting slightly as I tried to remember how to say the word I was thinking. "...well... Yes. Well."
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