for him also, she has brought a meal of rabbit and tiny delicate mushrooms. her children do not need her so much, and yet it is pleasant to provide for them. she hopes he has not eaten already; she would like to share a meal with her son.
her son.
he grows taller each day. the echo of her father is in his bearing. it devastates kaede that there is no way for them to know one another.
her smile in the fading light is for him alone.
she has given him pride and lore. she has given him the story of his father. now tianlong will propel him forward.
