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[Kresimir 1]

Kres had been working on a few random things around the Violet that Itotia had asked him to look into or fix. It'd kept him rather occupied for most of the morning though thankfully there was nothing that he hadn't been able to handle. He made sure he put all his tools back and made one last round around the establishment before being satisfied that he got to everything. Cleaning up at well outside, he decided to head inside for lunch. Itotia had told him that Aria had wanted to talk to everyone during lunch. He'd just raised an eyebrow and said he'd be there. Kres was curious what his daughter wanted to assemble them all for, what could she have to talk to them about...it must be something kind of big if she wanted all of them together. Walking into the kitchen he noticed her already pacing in the dining room. So she was nervous. Kresimir quickly poured himself a glass of water before joining her. "Are you okay Arianum?" He wanted to make sure before he had to sit and wait for his wife and other daughter to arrive.

[Itotia 1]

Itotia was not one to show concern. She was a hardened woman, from years of working at the Red, to years of building up her own business and family at the Violet. So when Aria came to her expressing a desire to speak with the family, Itotia only gave a soft smile to her daughter before moving away to let her family know. She assumed that her daughter came to her knowing that she wouldn't ask questions or push her ahead of time.

She noticed both her daughters were growing up, and missed the days where they once raised them. They were beautiful girls, growing to strong women who would one day take on the world.

Finishing up her training with the dancers, Itotia went to her room to rinse off her face before walking into the kitchen. Last to arrive, she glanced around the space before moving to join her husband's side. Her hand moved to brush against his arm, before settling on his back in a comforting manner before looking down to Aria.

[Kresimir 2]

Kresimir smiled up at his wife and patted her hand on his shoulders before putting his arm around her waist and pulling her close. He could only smile gently as one of his daughters explained why they had been acting so strangely lately. "It was about your age that I left home and traveled to Oba. It's a natural desire to be curious. Especially in our family it seems. I think most of my siblings left home pretty quickly except for maybe my youngest sister." He looked towards Itotia to judge her reaction. Kres knew her traveling experiences weren't quite as great as his own so her reaction to Arianum's declaration might be different.

[Itotia 2]

The Yaeli took a deep breath, quiet and soft though the exhale was heard slightly in the immediate silence after her daughter's announcement. Her fingers dug slightly into Kres' back, before releasing and moving to rest in her lap. It wasn't anger that moved her actions, she was much too old for those sorts of outbursts, but instead a sense of heart ache that her daughter was at the age of wanting to go off on her own...and old enough to do so.

With regulations, of course.

Turning her head, she glanced at Taliessin before settling her gaze on her husband as he spoke up. He was the peace keeper of the family, and the one most used to handling these types of things considering his own large family. More often than not, she would let him take the lead and chime in once her thoughts caught up.

When he looked at her, she sent him a smile that was only slightly strained, before taking another deep breath to calm the tension in her body.

"Darling, why does it feel like you've been waiting a long time to tell us this?" She finally asked, gently. It felt like Aria was bracing herself for a fight, like she had this whole thing worked out in her mind. Had she been planning this for months? Years?

[Kresimir 3]

The corner of his mouth turned down in a slight frown. He felt the honesty in his daughters words and yet the tension coming from her and others felt thick to him. Kres looked concerned as he eyed his other daughter, the one who had yet to say anything. He supposed Aria had not talked to her sister about it which he found a little strange. They were close, he had thought. Kres wasn't quite sure what all the women were feeling but being surrounded by estrogen made him a little weary and ready to try and diffuse the situation if he needed to. For now, he thought he would let the girls have a chance to air their thoughts so he could get a good reading on what everyone was feeling.

[ Itotia 3 ]

The matron of their little family let out a long sigh to break the silence, moving to stand and go over to her daughter. Aria wasn't the one she expected to leave first, so she was surprised but not disappointed or angry. Maybe Taliessin needed to hear that from them in order to better process this change herself.

"You're right. We do have responsibilities here, but even more so we are a team. If your father needed to leave, I would miss him but also be willing to step up until he returned. The important thing is, you told us. Even if it was a little later than I personally would have liked..." Brushing her hand through her daughter's short hair a moment, she turned toward Taliessin.

"No matter where we might go, we're still family."

[Kresimir 4]

Kres smiled at his wife, she knew just what to say sometimes. He was so proud of her and the woman she had become. From the quiet hessitant young girl he had met as a boy himself to this strong mother, what else could he do but smile and be thankful for her? "As you mother said, no matter what happens we'll always be family. No matter where life takes the both of you, your Mom and I will still be here for whatever you need." He tried to make eye contact with both of his girls hoping to convey his sincerity.