26.Dec.20, 03:53 AM
He didn’t remember… not even his name? “Though I suspect it is rather moot with your supposed death and my own subsequent Impression, yes. We are.” She sighed and was about to explain further, but he continued.
“I still maintain you deserved it.” She rolled her eyes almost audibly as he asked about her son. She was about to say something along the lines of ‘of course not, you idiot, you’re as queer as I am,’ when she suddenly remembered they weren’t alone in the room. Helyna winced. “No. It’s complicated, but no. He’s not yours. I had him after Iliyith’s first flight.”
She turned to the others and attempted to explain. “Vondal was my dearest friend; we grew up together. We were married less than a year before he went missing. It was… more a matter of convenience than love, at least for me, which you of all people should understand, Cazan.” Helyna smiled weakly and squeezed his hand. “It’s a tremendous shock, but I am pleased. If also terribly confused.”
“I still maintain you deserved it.” She rolled her eyes almost audibly as he asked about her son. She was about to say something along the lines of ‘of course not, you idiot, you’re as queer as I am,’ when she suddenly remembered they weren’t alone in the room. Helyna winced. “No. It’s complicated, but no. He’s not yours. I had him after Iliyith’s first flight.”
She turned to the others and attempted to explain. “Vondal was my dearest friend; we grew up together. We were married less than a year before he went missing. It was… more a matter of convenience than love, at least for me, which you of all people should understand, Cazan.” Helyna smiled weakly and squeezed his hand. “It’s a tremendous shock, but I am pleased. If also terribly confused.”