I had no idea what these two were up to but I had no doubt they were up to something, at least to me it was obvious. So I would wait for a few to see just what would be revealed as they both sat by me. Hallie looked at me and I could see this fake wounded look on her face, I knew it was fake because she could not hide the laughter in her eyes. "Mother." She said in such a serious tone. "Do you know what your son did to your daughter? " she would say as if she were so indignant about the whole thing. I decided to play along with this, "No, what did my son do?" All the while I heard this chuckle beside me from my youngest son. "He pushed me in the water." I gave her a look that was sort of incredulous that she would be upset over that, because they often push each other into the water. It was a game for all of my children to see if they could sneak up on each other without the other knowing about it.
"Now Hallie, why would you by upset over that ? " I asked. And she just tossed her head a bit as if getting ready to make a dramatic point. "Because he had help and he is not supposed to do it that way." She stated as a matter of fact. "Hallie, you are just upset because we got one up on you." My youngest son would counter back but it was the humor that made me suspicious, " Who helped you and why would you gang up on your sister." He would just grin, " Well, it went like this mother." he would state as she stand as if to show me what he did, the next thing I knew is I felt three pairs of hands behind me and the sensation of falling forward into that cold running water of the stream, given I was not expecting it for a moment it took my breath away and the water droplets would spray outward as I came up from beneath the surface and instantly my eyes landed on the three of them, to my surprise Arkus had a hand in this game they were playing, only this time it was not on each other but on me. And I did not suspect because they had been distracting my thoughts with what they were up to, away from the mood that had grasped me.
Wiping the water from my face as a shiver went thru me I walked towards the embankment, the hint of laughter that threatened to escape them was evident, though it was tempered with the look of that clearly said , we are in so much trouble. They were not sure if they were in trouble or if they were not, I thought to let them squirm as Arkus handed me a fur to wrap around me as the cold seeped into my skin and bones, Hallie had a bowl of black wine, oh they were prepared this trio of troublemakers. I sat down and pulled my boots off emptying them of the water, which also seemed to make my leathers heavy. Though I was laughing softly, how can you be mad at them. I knew what they were doing and they collectively breathed a sigh of relief as they sat down next to me.
"You were ready to explode and we thought to help you feel better." The youngest son stated, I looked at him thoughtfully as Hallie muttered about how sometimes he just creeps her out with how he knows things. I had to smile, he might be the image of Garyx but he was in many ways like me, but then again all of my children were a perfect blending of their parents. Each had what pulled them and chose the path they would walk and the clans they are of, not all of my children are of the spex clan. Nor would I expect them to be given that they also had the blood of their fathers, I have always encouraged them to be where they felt they belonged, now had I been mated to another spex then I am sure I may have had a few more that were of the clan. But I have never mated anyone of my clan not because I had no desire to but just because it never happened.
Arkus moved closer "We have something for you and before you argue with us and say no, you must promise to listen." Now that was a red flag what was it they had to say and why did I feel I was not going to like all of it. He held out a feather and upon it the ends had been dipped in purple and black and in various colors of the tribe and plains were designs created, I knew that they had used dyes more than likely borrowed from the scarring clan. "We love you mother and it is time to move on." The youngest son would say as he reached up to take the feather with the larl's tooth and I lifted my hand to stop him , "No. do not touch that." I would state softly and he moved my hand. " Father wants you to live life and enjoy it not hide from what may be there." I watched him thoughtfully, leave it to Garyx to talk to his son before he would come to me. My son would laugh as if he knew my thoughts, "He has come to you, you just are not ready to let go, and he needs you to." I would softly that would be so typical of Garyx to find a way to watch over me and push me in the direction he felt I needed to be on.
"We made this for you, not only did we each put something on it, but we went and asked others of the tribe to put something on it to. So that you have the strength and guidance of the tribe,the plains and your family," The youngest son would state as he removed the feather that Garyx gave me so long ago to have a part of me with him for strength and guidance. He took the larl tooth and tied it to the feather that held all the colors of the tribe and two braided pieces that were dyed purple and black with the same colored beads. " You are always there for us, when we are not the best that we can be and we cant find our way. You are always there reaching out when we cannot see clearly and when we stumble thru life. It is you we lean on, you keep us strong. You lift us up when we fall." I was surprised by the words from one so young and I felt my eyes water as I watched him speak from his heart, Arkus then spoke. " When we need you the most you are always there, you are there constantly, you are always there for me, you always come shining thru. When life brings us to our knees, you are always standing there beside us , you keep us standing tall, even when we are a burden, thru it all you never are weary, you never rest, You reach out and carry us. Never giving up on us." By the time they finished I could feel the tears trail along my cheeks, and they simply hugged me and cried with me.
I do not know how long we sat there together, but I realized what they were doing, and it touched my heart deeply, somewhere along the way I must have done something right with my children. I think we often wonder do we teach them enough, do we give them enough love, support and encouragement, to make them strong and smart. Do we nurture them enough and give them all the tools they need to make the right decisions or survive the harsh curves life throws. It is moments like this that we know that we did something right.
I would tie the feather in my hair letting it fall along the braid, the brilliant colors and designs meant much to me as much as the ones that touched it and put a part of themselves in it, as I know them they would have explained things very clearly and in simple direct terms.
Then I sent them off I needed to get out of my wet clothes and plan retribution for the pushing me in the water. And I needed to finish everything for Seveya's ringing ceremony.
"Now Hallie, why would you by upset over that ? " I asked. And she just tossed her head a bit as if getting ready to make a dramatic point. "Because he had help and he is not supposed to do it that way." She stated as a matter of fact. "Hallie, you are just upset because we got one up on you." My youngest son would counter back but it was the humor that made me suspicious, " Who helped you and why would you gang up on your sister." He would just grin, " Well, it went like this mother." he would state as she stand as if to show me what he did, the next thing I knew is I felt three pairs of hands behind me and the sensation of falling forward into that cold running water of the stream, given I was not expecting it for a moment it took my breath away and the water droplets would spray outward as I came up from beneath the surface and instantly my eyes landed on the three of them, to my surprise Arkus had a hand in this game they were playing, only this time it was not on each other but on me. And I did not suspect because they had been distracting my thoughts with what they were up to, away from the mood that had grasped me.
Wiping the water from my face as a shiver went thru me I walked towards the embankment, the hint of laughter that threatened to escape them was evident, though it was tempered with the look of that clearly said , we are in so much trouble. They were not sure if they were in trouble or if they were not, I thought to let them squirm as Arkus handed me a fur to wrap around me as the cold seeped into my skin and bones, Hallie had a bowl of black wine, oh they were prepared this trio of troublemakers. I sat down and pulled my boots off emptying them of the water, which also seemed to make my leathers heavy. Though I was laughing softly, how can you be mad at them. I knew what they were doing and they collectively breathed a sigh of relief as they sat down next to me.
"You were ready to explode and we thought to help you feel better." The youngest son stated, I looked at him thoughtfully as Hallie muttered about how sometimes he just creeps her out with how he knows things. I had to smile, he might be the image of Garyx but he was in many ways like me, but then again all of my children were a perfect blending of their parents. Each had what pulled them and chose the path they would walk and the clans they are of, not all of my children are of the spex clan. Nor would I expect them to be given that they also had the blood of their fathers, I have always encouraged them to be where they felt they belonged, now had I been mated to another spex then I am sure I may have had a few more that were of the clan. But I have never mated anyone of my clan not because I had no desire to but just because it never happened.
Arkus moved closer "We have something for you and before you argue with us and say no, you must promise to listen." Now that was a red flag what was it they had to say and why did I feel I was not going to like all of it. He held out a feather and upon it the ends had been dipped in purple and black and in various colors of the tribe and plains were designs created, I knew that they had used dyes more than likely borrowed from the scarring clan. "We love you mother and it is time to move on." The youngest son would say as he reached up to take the feather with the larl's tooth and I lifted my hand to stop him , "No. do not touch that." I would state softly and he moved my hand. " Father wants you to live life and enjoy it not hide from what may be there." I watched him thoughtfully, leave it to Garyx to talk to his son before he would come to me. My son would laugh as if he knew my thoughts, "He has come to you, you just are not ready to let go, and he needs you to." I would softly that would be so typical of Garyx to find a way to watch over me and push me in the direction he felt I needed to be on.
"We made this for you, not only did we each put something on it, but we went and asked others of the tribe to put something on it to. So that you have the strength and guidance of the tribe,the plains and your family," The youngest son would state as he removed the feather that Garyx gave me so long ago to have a part of me with him for strength and guidance. He took the larl tooth and tied it to the feather that held all the colors of the tribe and two braided pieces that were dyed purple and black with the same colored beads. " You are always there for us, when we are not the best that we can be and we cant find our way. You are always there reaching out when we cannot see clearly and when we stumble thru life. It is you we lean on, you keep us strong. You lift us up when we fall." I was surprised by the words from one so young and I felt my eyes water as I watched him speak from his heart, Arkus then spoke. " When we need you the most you are always there, you are there constantly, you are always there for me, you always come shining thru. When life brings us to our knees, you are always standing there beside us , you keep us standing tall, even when we are a burden, thru it all you never are weary, you never rest, You reach out and carry us. Never giving up on us." By the time they finished I could feel the tears trail along my cheeks, and they simply hugged me and cried with me.
I do not know how long we sat there together, but I realized what they were doing, and it touched my heart deeply, somewhere along the way I must have done something right with my children. I think we often wonder do we teach them enough, do we give them enough love, support and encouragement, to make them strong and smart. Do we nurture them enough and give them all the tools they need to make the right decisions or survive the harsh curves life throws. It is moments like this that we know that we did something right.
I would tie the feather in my hair letting it fall along the braid, the brilliant colors and designs meant much to me as much as the ones that touched it and put a part of themselves in it, as I know them they would have explained things very clearly and in simple direct terms.
Then I sent them off I needed to get out of my wet clothes and plan retribution for the pushing me in the water. And I needed to finish everything for Seveya's ringing ceremony.
