It was one of those nights where the world seems at peace with itself despite what most would tell you. The heat of the midday sun had left behind a motherly warmth filling the air along with the chirps of crickets and the scent of flowers. These were the nights he came, they reminded him of her.
“Hey Anya,” he said with a smile has he placed the flowers under the willow tree. “Brought you lilies as if that’s anything new. They were your favorite after all.”
Taking a pipe from his jacket and packing it with the sweet smelling country leaf he’d bartered off a drunk earlier in the evening Thaelyn put his back against the tree and lowered himself to the ground before lighting it.
“Been having that nightmare again. One where Raelyn and I are kids again running through the woods from a pack of gnolls. We escape and Raelyn looks at me and says “Why’d you leave me?” and then he’s pulled back into the forest and all I can hear is the screams.” Thaelyn pauses, taking a long pull off the pipe before wiping a tear from his eye, “Yeah, I know what you’d say honey, “You were just kids.” but dammit we were brothers. More than that we were twins. I couldn’t go home after that.”
He lets a long silence pass as he finishes off the pipe and cleans it. Standing he places it back in his pocket and turns back to the willow tree.
“I wish you could see her. Growing up to fast for my taste to be honest. Has your eyes, your smile, your life. Reminds me so much of you. Town doesn’t give much care to her being a half elf which is good for her. Life’s been tough enough without racist idiots harassing her.”
He turns to leave but stops for a moment and lowers his head fighting back the tears, “God Anya I miss you.”
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