they all float down here

khepri tiamat.

This was going better than usual, but still not great. Khepri didn't care... he'd take anything at this point. He was heartbroken things had come to this and he didn't know what he could do to fix them. If only she'd throw him a line, something to grab onto so that he could fight his way back into her life. "The army is fine. I train and work hard, and I have made friends." she said. A smile touched Khepri's lips. "I'm so glad your liking your work and that you've made friends. You deserve it." It was all he'd wanted for her when he'd taken her to be with his estranged family. A good life, that was it. He just didn't want her on the outskirts looking in. A part of him wondered, had he kept her with him, would she hate him for not letting her know their family? Was he bound to screw up, no matter what? That was something he'd sadly never know, but at least... even if she hated him... at least she was in a better place.

The man drew a breath and stood up, deciding it was probably best he left now. He did have work to do after all and was sure she did too. "I've got patients, but I'd like to catch up more sometime... you're always welcome home, or at the college." he said, hoping that she might come by sometime on her own. With that, he bid his daughter farewell and hoped the rest of her day went better than this.

-exit-

table by hale. image from unsplash.