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Harper really enjoyed watching his eyes sparkle with excitement and come to life when she agreed for the dates, trips, and the other various things that seemed to trickle his fancy. It trickled her fancy, too, learning what he liked just by talking to him and watching him react.
He enjoyed the idea of spending time with her. Which, somehow, was still a shock to her, though she tried not to mention it, or act like it. Though it was obvious in the way she spoke and acted. As Crux would come to describe this rank, Harper, too, would nod and grin in agreement. Though how interesting it was, that her first rank ever, was with Event Horizon before Elysium. Valeska had never mentioned ranks, and Harper being Harper, hadn’t cared. She was in Elysium for her sisters.
Sisters. Ah, right. Story time. Asking about her childhood was no different than asking her what her family was like, or what her favorite meal was. These things, Harper knew, would be asked of her, difficult to discuss or not. She had never spoken of her childhood and would eventually need to get over it, and telling Crux about it was the first step.
“I will neber heal if I keep avoid the issue, m’love.” The dark, russian queen purred to her king with a deep inhale. “But you must pro-mise to distract after.” Harper winked, nuzzling into him.
“Okay, here go story time.. Momma was a bootiful woof. Smol and silber like many woofs in the tundra. Adapted to survive in zee vinter. She came of heat and do as we did; she find many lover in tundra and share womb with both. First lover no had pack to care for her and brood, but second did, yes. She settle down, not tell him of first lover for he no ask, so why she tell? That be how we raised. Ask no question, you get no information. Anzeway, Momma give birth to four of us. Two look like first lover - big, ugly, dark. Two look like second. Smol, silber; perfect. When time come for second lover-now-husband to meet his brood, momma lie! Momma tell husband that ugly, dark babies were no hers! She say oh i find dem, could not bring self to leave them. But as ugly babes grew, more truths come to light. I guess. Sohows.
Husband no believe, husband dink momma break marriage vows; dink momma been with another. Half truth. He treat ugly babes like disease! Ugly babes, who think him faja! Who not understand what they do wrong; who grew envious of how he treat his silber babes. Who no understand why silber babs get luv, and dark uglies get hate! Dark woof no survive good in tundra. Dark babies, too, they be target to predetours! Valeska and Hatchet were play in the snow, front of den. Hatchet seen by Anger Flap Flap and got gobbled up.
Den, in zee night, big dark man, he come anger at momma. Anger that momma no tell him that she with his child. He could have provided, she not give him chance. Dimas not like dis. He think dark man come fer his wife, come fer his pack. No, dark man just want answers. Just want family like eberyone else, see. Dimas and dark man, name be Hunk, they fight. Den Miko, silber brudda, he want to try to hunt dings for faja Dimas, cus of the fight over dark, ugly babies. He just want happy family. He fall into river and freeze to death. Faja blame momma and her ugly babes, call me devil woof. Call me sinful. It my fault they dead, yknow. Momma and me, we get exile like crime-in-als.
We mobe to the me-dow. Hunk-faja, he follow. Try to take me from momma! says I his, I belong with him! I says no, he be a strangur. He try to take by force, but momma not let him take only child left. He leave us 'lone for while. I cry for faja dat not mine. Eberytime I does, Momma teach 'bout earth. I learned herbs. Become herbist; Momma not allow fer sadness. Den sickness, it take her. Hunk come back, say he been watch us, now momma's gone, he take me. He not know bouts herbs. So I wait til he needs herbs. I gibe wrong herbs! He bad. Had he left us lone, might still be with sissy, with family. Hunk went sleep, never wake up. I flee, find Valeska. Not on purpose; it just fate.”
Harper paused, inhaling deep with the shake of her head. “Sometime, I dink it been easier if I woke here without a memory. Maybe, I get lucky in next life.”
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