AARYN
Aaryn trembled, but he clung to Reth and didn't let the tears come.
"I wish…. I wish I could see the day you're in my position," Reth whispered. "With your own young, and Elreth a mother… I'm praying you'll have that chance—and I'll keep asking for you. The Creator is going to find me very annoying person when I get up there."
Aaryn coughed a half-laugh, half-sob.
They pulled back to stare at each other and Aaryn knew…
"Thank you," he croaked. "Thank you for never rejecting me even when I thought you should. Thank you for making me a part of your family even when I didn't realize it was what you'd done."
