mall-caps;">IT'S ONLY cript;">FOREVER, NOT LONG AT ALLHer visits with Enkiel had become more frequent as the summer dragged on, even though she'd tied herself to Cotl — the handsome jackayote was proving to be her only true friend who expected little from her, while everyone else just wanted and wanted and wanted. She found herself in better spirits on the days she spent with her cousin, even if it were only for a few hours. Perhaps that's why she'd gone to see him so early, her day preparing for a meeting she knew she had to have. It'd been so long since she'd really sought out her father — after his injury, when the dog witch had come to heal him, they had spoken in the confines of what had once been his den. He didn't reside there now, leaving a cold place in what had once been a haven for her.
Bidding farewell to Enkiel, she hesitated in her choice to visit him. Her disgust still remained, and she expected his anger had not lessened. Still, they were family, and she found her resolve as she sought him out in silence. He was only a few rooms away from her original destination — if he had been farther, perhaps she would have changed her mind. As it was, she came to a halt before the door to what was now his space, small hand clenching as it rose to knock against something. Secretly, she hoped he wasn't there. She hoped there would be no response, but she knew better than to rely on her poor luck.
"Daddy? Are you in?"
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