11-07-2007, 09:51 PM
Three little words. It took just three words—four syllables—and Phoenix felt his world beginning to collapse. Instantly his stomach seemed to implode into a knot of fear. This was how it always started. He never lost his families all at once; it was always one at a time. Phoenix had just begun to dare hoping that maybe that was all behind him, that he finally had a family that would be there for him to the end of his days. But no, now his daughter was missing and Phoenix couldn’t help but wonder if the fates would content themselves with her or move on to the rest of his loved ones.
Perhaps he was overreacting though. It was possible that Firefly, being the little scamp that she was, had just gone off someone and they just had to find her. For everyone’s sake he hoped that his mate was merely jumping to conclusions. That did little to abate the panic though. “Oh no…” came out shakily, “Are… are you sure ‘bout this? Have y’gone to Clouded Tears t’look?” He knew it, he knew he should never have trusted that horrible miscreant with any of his children. He wanted to say something but now wasn’t the best time. Right now he needed to get all the facts before jumping to any conclusions or panicking about his daughter.
Perhaps he was overreacting though. It was possible that Firefly, being the little scamp that she was, had just gone off someone and they just had to find her. For everyone’s sake he hoped that his mate was merely jumping to conclusions. That did little to abate the panic though. “Oh no…” came out shakily, “Are… are you sure ‘bout this? Have y’gone to Clouded Tears t’look?” He knew it, he knew he should never have trusted that horrible miscreant with any of his children. He wanted to say something but now wasn’t the best time. Right now he needed to get all the facts before jumping to any conclusions or panicking about his daughter.