Endi grinned and went out from behind the bar, heading to her wondow seat. Myr had allowed her to install it after a very minimum amount of begging on Endi's part.  She was actually feeling a bit good this morning, with very few lingering feelings of loss.  But there were the nightmares, she thought, her smile slipping a bit.  Crazed flashes of memory, possibly, of screaming arguments and physical blows.  And the ripping pain of her heart. 

 

Endi shook her head, dislodging those feelings from her mind.  She stared out into the sunny yard and smiled, seeing Elie in her cub form, batting at butterflies.  It would be a good day, Endi thought.  becauses she would make it that way for her daughter.

 

Endari looked from the window to the cloaked figure, her brow furrowing slightly as she tried to make out the person's face.  Whyen it dawned on her who stood before her, she shot up and embraced her.

 

"Shayla!  It's about damn time..."

 

 

 

 

 

The light that sparked in Endi's eyes at seeing her sister died an abrupt death as her face went carefully blank.  Endari curled herself back in her window seat, her eyes going back out to her daughter playing in the flowers.  Her white fur shone brightly, a spotlight in the garden and Endi didn't take her eyes from her.

 

"The same..." she murmured, her voice trailing off.  "Elie's upset.  She refuses to shift into her human form.  I told her that Jeb was gone.  Which is true, to a point I suppose."  She looked back at her sister.  "Jeb has become Grath once more."

 

Endari sighed and shook off the mood.  She tried a smile that fell short of being true.

 

"He came in here one night.  Grath.  I guess he wanted to rub it in my face."

 

She tried to shrug it off, but that wasn't happening either.  She tried for a change of subject.

 

"What about you, sister dear?  What brings you here? Has your quest for our father finally ended?"

 

Dare she hope that her sister had given up and was ready to settle down?

 

Endari frowned deeply, taking in all of this slowly.  Their father was alive?  All this time?  And he never made any attempt to find them, to contact them?  Her jaw tightened unconsciously, and she fisted her hands.  Then she realized her sister had said something about a spell.  She sighed and nodded.

 

"I'll make the arrangements we'll need.  And I need to ask Myranda to keep an eye on Elie for me."

 

She got real quiet and then looked at her sister.

 

"This is going to get really complicated.  Why is it you can't ask me to help you on the easy quests?"

 

 

 

 

Dorna couldn't help but smirk when she said 'love letter' with a light chuckle he said "you would only be so lucky endi" he sighed when he noticed that myr pushed the magically altered water away. he nodded knowing only when myr was handed a cup of 'wine' whether real or not would she decided she no longer wanted it. he went back to his thoughts again. finally his mind wandered back to an event that had happened years and years ago. the day he had decided to travel instead of follow in his father's footsteps. in his mind he wondreed about how different his life would have been... how easy and how much less he would've experienced. he was still thinking when another figure entered the room, in his aimless wanderings he didn't really pay attention until he noticed endi jump up and hug this newcomer. he began to pay close attention to them. upon the utterance of magic he stood and walked to them following behind them as they went "take me along i am a master of magic and i am also an excellent swordsman. besides that i haven't so much as raised my sword since i arrived here, my blade is itching for some action" he thought it better to ask before just going even though he would keep following them even if they told him not to come along

 

Endari threw a look over her shoulder.  She nodded to him, and the odds looked a little better. 

"me?? get in the way?!?!" Dorna couldn't help but laugh "i won't don't worry you'll be glad i came along"  he followed behind them thinking of what might be a good idea to prepare for.