Yay for changes, boo for bad exit posting.
She didn't look as members of the clan came forward to hear the news. She knew what was wrong. Even as the familiar body of Cotl Ulrich came to rest at her side, her eyes remained focused upon the faded wood of the porch beneath her. Black-rimmed ears listened to the world, waiting for the news she didn't want to hear. Scents filled the air as members came forward. And then it started. Gabriel's voice broke apart silence, explaining his position. She had known it would be coming. As the words came from her father's jaws, it sounded different. When Ezekiel had told her, it had hit hard, yet she had recovered quickly. Hearing it from the dark jaws, in the rough voice she was so familiar with, made it all the more difficult. Still, she remained quiet. Her eyes remained down. Her fingers trembled against the dark stripe that colored the top of her muzzle as she tried to maintain a stoic facade.
And then it was done, and Ezekiel was the Aquila in his father's place. Though she waited to listen, not willing to appear rude in the face of so many, her ears pulled back to flatten against her head. The words he spoke did not stick. Thoughts of the future, of time passing by, flooding her mind while she grappled with the chance to come to terms with what had happened. Gabriel had grown older, had resigned, and she realized that her life had passed before her without a chance for her to truly catch up. As the golden prince, now King of the clan, started in on Sage, Talitha stumbled to her feet. She couldn't remain strong in the face of the clan; without that ability, she found herself unwilling to remain. Hand still before her face, hiding the distress that colored her features dark, she turned from the group and disappeared into the darkness of the Mansion's front hall.
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