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Somehow, the summer felt far lonelier than it should have. After Momma left and Lucia ran into Mati out in the old city, it seemed like everything was just trying to fall apart. The Marino girl stuck to lingering around the Valley lands for most of the month, yet it felt like she had hardly found any signs of her siblings around. Part of her was glad to avoid them, wanting to stew in her sour moods alone, but the other part of her was beginning to worry. She had spotted Rio here and there, but had never stopped to spend much time with her recently. Harlowe seemed determined to wander and avoid everyone himself, and she hadn’t seen any sign of Caprica in weeks. She was beginning to wonder if her larger sibling had taken off after their mother.
It just didn’t feel right, how much things had changed since they were younger. Yet things were as they were, and no matter how much Lucia took the time to ponder over them, it wasn’t going to make a difference. She dismissed the thoughts with a sigh and stood, stretching her legs. The girl had spent much of the afternoon lingering around the ranch lands, but it was about time for her to focus on something more productive. Some movement across the field caught her eye, and she studied it for a moment before realizing that it was Rio. Without so much as a second thought, she took off across the pasture in order to catch up with her sister.
The distance wasn’t too long and she managed to cover it quickly. She offered her sibling and her little fox companion a silent greeting for the moment with a slight dip of her head as she approached. Her eyes, however, shined brighter than they had all month, a silent statement of how glad she was to see her sibling. She kept a steady pace beside Rio, willing to offer her aid should the duo be thinking of starting up a hunt.