Strange, I think, to go from Hadrian to Samia. Hadrian was experimental and missed, of course, but he was more bite than kindness, more teeth than feather and yet, Samia is...warm. She is everything that many are not, this I know. It is an unusual thing and at times, I do not know how to approach her, preferring to leave her to herself or the others and yet, it is irresponsible. It is her warmth and her skill that requires my attention - Glorall needs her and thus, I need to do what I can to ensure she is a wolf of Glorall for many years.
Despite...everything else, it is this meeting that I force myself into calmness, easing myself into something more akin to openness as we discuss my own daughter. Multiple, she says, and I instantly think of her brothers. I do not think the youngest would be of much aid, their age surely too close to Ehiyeh's own to provide mentorship and yet...Erebos and Elohim, perhaps. It would take...co-ordinating. But it is something to consider and I nod deeply in thanks before she moves on to the more pressing issues. Mentors and family can be quickly acquired but Ehiyeh's own sanity? Questionable. Some do not bend, some only break.
"I would be in your debt if you were to care for them," I offer with another bow of my head, "and I trust it will aid in growing your own skills. I will send for my sons - her brothers - to help where they can as well. Perhaps it is times like this that we consider the raising of children a pack affair." I pause, wondering why we do not do such a thing to begin with. Blood is not the be all, after all, and so...I do wonder.
I am about to ponder aloud when she interjects then, catching me off guard but for a moment before I understand her question entirely. I release a small ah of both relief and contemplation before I respond. I am careful with my words, gentle with my voice, and yet I do not lie to her - not entirely, at least. "Some time ago, Spirane took him from us," I look solemn for a moment and yet I do not allow the words to linger for long, "when I went to him, he wished to stay there for some time to train. I do not think he has forgotten his friends here but he wishes to become stronger. If you wish, I am sure he would not mind a visitor." It would be good, too, to better understand Spirane's position regarding Glorall and so, part of me hopes she may very well seek him out on the mountains. If they speak ill of us here or attempt to snatch her too then I shall know quickly how it is we are viewed.