//i’m on mobile and it’s almost 2am pls excuse my writing sgdjsh
☁ Pierce felt awful. Emotionally and physically drained from his first encounter with his captors, he had accepted his fate to either stay in the Ascendant’s forever, or be used as bait for Sunhaven. After having a chance to calm down, all he’d thought about had been on his daughter, who was undoubtedly convinced he had left again. The fact that she had lived such a life to even consider such a thing pained him, but they both knew what had happened in the past had been necessary, and he hoped that she would trust in him enough to know he would never willingly leave again, but he really couldn’t blame the poor girl if that were the case. After all, a normal child would put all their trust into their parents, and while he knew how much she loved and trusted him, him having left to find them a new home had been hard for her to fully grasp when she was younger.
Once Harland returned safely, Pierce had been permitted to do as he pleased. Stay, go back to Sunhaven, wander off wherever he liked, and, while he knew he would be returning to Sunhaven at least to find his daughter and collect some things from his home, he was beginning to think he might stay here. Once things had calmed down, it had proven to be a rather stress-free environment, which was pretty impressive considering his circumstances, and everyone was kind of nice. Aside from that leader guy, but Pierce had excused it for the time being- parenthood was hard enough as it was, disregarding the fact that his child had been stuck in an enemy clan’s clutches. Even still, after hearing the Ascendants’ side of the story, he was feeling less inclined to return to Sunhaven.
The dappled feline had just been on his way to retrieve Clementine when he stumbled upon the scene at the border- a young, unfamiliar girl, and his own daughter, talking about... well, he couldn’t be certain, from this distance, but it sounded like the person of interest was him. Guilt immediately seized his chest at the sight of his little girl, heaving pained breaths and seemingly struggling to speak as she conversed with the stranger. It wasn’t his fault, no, but Pierce couldn’t help but feel responsible. He was her father, for Christ’s sake, and he had just disappeared, out of the blue, just like last time. Granted, he hadn’t gone willingly, but someone had to be held responsible for Clem’s now-weakened state, both physically and mentally. Pierce was quick to pull the far smaller serval into a warm embrace when he finally arrived, looking slightly disheveled, though he’d tried to clean up a bit. “I-I’m here, Clem,” he spoke into her fur, releasing the undersized femme from his grasp with a slight hesitance, as if she would disappear in a cloud of dust if he let her go. He didn’t want to share too many specifics with her for fear that she may hold some sort of resentment toward Bubonicplague and Moon, so he left his explanation at a simple, “I’m sorry. There was, uh, a little misunderstanding between me and someone here, but it’s okay now.” He paused, chewing his lower lip as he mulled over his thoughts. He had a reliable home back in Sunhaven, but were those really the people he wanted his child to grow up around? “I was thinking about staying here, actually- if- if you wanted, hun,” the honey-eyed tom continued. “Everyone’s really nice, I promise.” He was kind of excited to try out this place, though it was a bit daunting to be moving on to yet another clan- he just wanted them to stay somewhere he knew they could trust and live in forever. Maybe, just maybe, that place would be the Ascendants.
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☁ Pierce felt awful. Emotionally and physically drained from his first encounter with his captors, he had accepted his fate to either stay in the Ascendant’s forever, or be used as bait for Sunhaven. After having a chance to calm down, all he’d thought about had been on his daughter, who was undoubtedly convinced he had left again. The fact that she had lived such a life to even consider such a thing pained him, but they both knew what had happened in the past had been necessary, and he hoped that she would trust in him enough to know he would never willingly leave again, but he really couldn’t blame the poor girl if that were the case. After all, a normal child would put all their trust into their parents, and while he knew how much she loved and trusted him, him having left to find them a new home had been hard for her to fully grasp when she was younger.
Once Harland returned safely, Pierce had been permitted to do as he pleased. Stay, go back to Sunhaven, wander off wherever he liked, and, while he knew he would be returning to Sunhaven at least to find his daughter and collect some things from his home, he was beginning to think he might stay here. Once things had calmed down, it had proven to be a rather stress-free environment, which was pretty impressive considering his circumstances, and everyone was kind of nice. Aside from that leader guy, but Pierce had excused it for the time being- parenthood was hard enough as it was, disregarding the fact that his child had been stuck in an enemy clan’s clutches. Even still, after hearing the Ascendants’ side of the story, he was feeling less inclined to return to Sunhaven.
The dappled feline had just been on his way to retrieve Clementine when he stumbled upon the scene at the border- a young, unfamiliar girl, and his own daughter, talking about... well, he couldn’t be certain, from this distance, but it sounded like the person of interest was him. Guilt immediately seized his chest at the sight of his little girl, heaving pained breaths and seemingly struggling to speak as she conversed with the stranger. It wasn’t his fault, no, but Pierce couldn’t help but feel responsible. He was her father, for Christ’s sake, and he had just disappeared, out of the blue, just like last time. Granted, he hadn’t gone willingly, but someone had to be held responsible for Clem’s now-weakened state, both physically and mentally. Pierce was quick to pull the far smaller serval into a warm embrace when he finally arrived, looking slightly disheveled, though he’d tried to clean up a bit. “I-I’m here, Clem,” he spoke into her fur, releasing the undersized femme from his grasp with a slight hesitance, as if she would disappear in a cloud of dust if he let her go. He didn’t want to share too many specifics with her for fear that she may hold some sort of resentment toward Bubonicplague and Moon, so he left his explanation at a simple, “I’m sorry. There was, uh, a little misunderstanding between me and someone here, but it’s okay now.” He paused, chewing his lower lip as he mulled over his thoughts. He had a reliable home back in Sunhaven, but were those really the people he wanted his child to grow up around? “I was thinking about staying here, actually- if- if you wanted, hun,” the honey-eyed tom continued. “Everyone’s really nice, I promise.” He was kind of excited to try out this place, though it was a bit daunting to be moving on to yet another clan- he just wanted them to stay somewhere he knew they could trust and live in forever. Maybe, just maybe, that place would be the Ascendants.
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