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Her sister’s sudden words startled her. Lucia didn’t think they had been noticed, and she was caught up in trying to figure out how she wanted to proceed. During their entire trip back to her homeland, she had convinced herself that this whole endeavor was going to end in disaster. There were so many ways this could turn awry and very few ways for it to go right. But there was no more putting off the inevitable.
The woman still maintained a hold on her companion’s arm, and upon being spotted her grip tightened, nails beginning to dig into his flesh. Dutifully, Ren did not protest, and simply continued to give his silent support. As her sibling approached, jade eyes flashed toward the fisherman. “I can’t do this.” Her words were barely above a whisper; she didn’t want to be overheard, and more importantly, she couldn’t trust her voice to not betray the true depths of her fear. Still the fisherman remained silent, but his blue eyes conveyed his support.
Her name was tentatively called, snapping her attention back to the dark-furred woman before them. So she hadn’t been completely forgotten by her family after all. She would be lying if she said she didn’t want the opposite. But out of all her siblings, Rio would be the one to remember her, wouldn’t she? The demure girl had been the last to leave her, the only one who really seemed to enjoy spending time with her as they grew out of their puppy phase.
The wind picked up, filling in the gaps of silence that hung heavily between them. Lucia studied her for a moment now that she had moved closer. She seemed in good health, and perhaps still as kindly as ever, though it was too early to tell. And despite herself, Lucia began wondering what had happened to her in all the time that they’d been separated. “Rio,” she finally replied once she’d gotten a handle on the roiling torrent of feelings that plagued her. “So you’ve returned as well.” A coolly delivered observation, at odds with the curiosity the sandy-furred woman was beginning to feel. Rio was here, Luci was here. What about Caprica, Harlowe, their mother? Or were they the only ones foolish enough to return to this soulless place?
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