OOC here: Table & Coding © Anna; I feel so slow compared to everyone else; 827 words
indent Sele had suffered from multiple losses all at once so should it be any wonder that she was a bit wary. Especially since the love that she had finally found for herself had been murdered not long after she had found him. And to top it off her sister had been suspected of it and she knew Nani would never hurt her like that but everyone else seemed dead set on that idea. Also her older son had left and she had no idea where he was and what had happened to him. Then at the time of their leaving she couldn't find Demi either and thought that she had been abandoned by her daughter as well. So maybe she was a bit clingy since Nani and their two pups were all that she knew to have left. And Nani had wanted to leave her too until her sister said she could come as well. Losing the members of the tribunal meant she had lost her sense of family as well. Despite all the nasty things that could have been said about the cult they were closer than most packs. How many in the packs could say they knew all their members and just what the likes and interests were? How many could list off the strong suits of the other members? That is what she had lost, that family unit, that place that she had truly felt at home. And they had no idea who would do such a thing or why it was even done. Were they all targets or had it just been the tribunal? Sele could end up being a prime target for her relationship with a tribunal member. So of course she couldn't trust others because they might be out to get rid of herself, or even Juju, next.
indent Sele had nodded her head to Nani's words, she could see that there were guests, and glanced into the basket to check on the sleeping pups. Of course she had to check that they were sleeping. It wasn't that she didn't trust her sister but she didn't trust these that she had found Nani with. She reached a hand down to feel the light huffs of breath that reassured her that they were still alive. After all the tribunal had looked as if they were just sleeping but no amount of nudging would wake them up. After all there was no erasing the memory of waking up cuddled next to a dead person. Not that Sele had ever let Nani know that. She had to keep her relationship a secret from everyone. Not that it even mattered anymore.
indent Sele looked on with a smile as Nani was reunited with her elder son. She felt happy that her sister got to see her own older child. And then when her Demi came it made it feel like even more of a family reunion. Just the cry of Momma from her daughter had her getting up and leaving her place next to her sister's side so that she could go over to embrace her little girl. Granted her little girl was taller than herself. Sele was on the short side when compared to the rest of her family. She was easily the shortest of them all but hardly even noticed it. They all had their quirks after all.
indent "Demi!" She called out happily as he walked over on her hands towards her daughter. Once she got over to where Demi was she plopped herself down on the ground and made to reach out and wrap her arms around her daughter's legs to hug her. It would seem like such an odd display to everyone else but it was what she could manage. Sele had trouble keeping her balance on her feet. It was like her legs wouldn't support her in this form. But she was actually able to travel pretty quickly upon her hands.
indent "Oh Demi, I had looked for you before we left and I couldn't find you. I thought you had left just like your brother did. You haven't seen him, have you?" Had she known then she would have certainly made sure that Demi made the trip with them but Sele had thought she was all alone. But seeing the family slowly come back together made her feel better. She didn't feel as anxious as before as things were starting to fall back into place. They could do this. They could build a home here. Everything was going to be okay.
indent She looked over at her sister as Nani began to speak. She already knew this speech. It was something that they had already talked about on the travel here. They were going to be a family again. And those that didn't share the name already would go through a ritual to share blood. They would all end up being connected. It was all going to work out. She just knew it.
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