Severance... and Hope

It is done. I said that I would do it once the war ended and I was again free to roam the city. Please know that it was not an easy decision, made harder by the knowledge that this act of severance is an open acknowledgement of poor judgement on my part and failure on the part of my former childer. Yes... even now I admit that I was given advice against it... but I chose to hold to hope and made my choice.

Briefly, very briefly, it seemed that he would make me proud, but in the end... his apathy resulted in disappointment. Let it be known that I would never sever a childer over clan diffences, not even should we war against one another. Yet the fact that View left Heorot without even saying a word to me or acknowledging me in any way speaks volumes-- and made doing what I felt was right that much easier. Regardless, I wish him the best both in the city and beyond.

The future lies ahead with other changes yet unforeseen. It may be that another I watch will one day find a place within my small circle and become a part of the family, but I have learned to wait and watch, even as I did with the one who is now my beloved daughter.

Here and now Veronique is all that a sire could wish for... both devoted childer and friend. She is an asset both to the clan and to our line, filling me with pride and joy. Within Ver I see renewed hope for the future and a renewed hope for myself, that if on some far distant morning I should rise to greet the sun there will remain a legacy strong enough to carry on.