The Return

~A wary wolf walks forward towards aradni having finished his training he wanders slowly~

~Rhi appears beside him, hands on her hips as though furious with him for leaving her. The smile on her face belies her fury though, and she holds a hand out to him.~
"Wolf. My Wolf, you have returned to us."
~She grins.~
"At last."

~Rhi chuckles.~
"Say hello to your sons, Wolf."

~Wolf looks at rhi then the little bodies and hugs them both he lifts them up off the ground~
"My sons have no fear your father is here to stay for a long time"
~He puts them down and walks up to Rhi giving her a hug to he stands there not wanting to let go~
"I missed you My love."

"I missed you as well, my pet."
~She kisses him on the cheek, returning his hug.~

~In a dry tone, Rhi mutters to Wolf.~
"I emphasize yet again that they are your sons."

~Wolf looks at them~
"err........"
~He stares blankly~
"uuumm....."
~He grabs them both by the scruff and lifts them up in the air away from each other~
"Calm yourselves boys"
~He places them on the ground~

~Rhi laughs softly.~
"I think the boys are just feeling a little mischievous, Wolf. Play with them. They need it."

~Wolf does along the same thing turning into a wolf he plays around with his pups growling playfully he acts like they murder him mercilessly and plays dead then shoots awake freaking them out as he laughs somewhat and they attack~

~Rhi giggles as she watches the wolf and his pups at play. Soldiers surround the royal family, keeping guard so their Empress can, for once, feel safe.~

~Wolf plays Rhi into the play~

::A dark chuckle rises from behind the playing family, of which the mother turns to greet an old friend, her golden hair stained red, her skin dirty, and her eyes lacking their natural shine. Her harbinger's armor, lost of its luster, broken of its power, seems no more than a hunk of metal, dragged behind her, by blood-covered hands. In her right hand, a broken sword of pitch black seems to shimmer with a dying light.::

"So, the family reunited?"

::The woman falls to the ground, her armor and sword falling beside her in a heap of broken nothing.::

~Wolf stops he tells the children to stand behind rhi he walks up to Lucia Magus~

"Are you okay Lucia? do you need Hommage?"

::Lucia's eyes, closed in comatose sleep, dart under her eyelids, her lips mouth words one cannot understand. Only few words come out in speech that is undestandable.::

"....Jack...key...Hero....Bloodline..."

::Lucia's body slumps even more, the last of her energy fading, she sleeps the sleep of one without the ability to continue.::

~Wolf looks at her body and and back at Rhi he takes Lucia to the palace and lays her in his bed~
"Sleep for now"

~Rhi sighs, gesturing to her Guard.~
"One of you, go help Wolf. We need healers."

::Hours later, Lucia awakens from her inernal fight, nearly sapped of all her power.::

"It took longer this time...shit!"

::Lucia scans her surroundings.::

"I wandered into Aradni?"