Marcy comes through the door with breakfast and heavy heart.
"Orion I'm coming in" Marcy walks through the door with no knock. She was the only person besides her best friend Sera who would be allowed to do that and not be pushed against a wall with a dagger at their throat. Orion wasn't mean but she was quick and unforgiving. As the only girl born she was wanted by many who would do her harm, it's the reason her family focused so hard on training her. She had to protect herself.
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I look up with wet eyes as Marcy walked in with a pile of pancakes on a plate. I can smell the maple syrup.
"Marcy…" was all I managed to get out before she had placed the breakfast on the table and rushed to me. I had walked back sitting in the same spot in my receiving area. Marcy bent down sitting in her knees she took my head into her arms, pressing my ear to her chest. Her heart beat always soothed me. I stayed there silent as the tears built up inside me but found no exit. She just held me petting my head. "It's going to be okay sweety, it's going to be okay"
We stayed like that for a few minutes. Before releasing my head and lowering her arms. She stood back up "alright, enough tears, big girls don't cry right?" She said with a soft and warm smile. "You're right" I bring my head up with a slight smile as I wipe the moistness under my eyes. She goes to the closet and picks me out my favorite training vest. The purple one with the scales of a sky dragon. Dragon scales were the hardest substance you could mold into armor. It was also beautiful and glittered like diamonds whenever light hit it. Purple was always my favorite color.
"Your mother has graciously cancelled all of your studies today, except your magic ones after lunch." Marcy said "your brothers are at your stomping grounds waiting for you to stomp them into the dirt." Knowing this would make me smile she laid out my clothes and walked toward the door. "I'll be watching today so give me a good show"
Watching? Marcy never watched, she was always anxious I'd get hurt… why is today different?