04-15-2020, 12:36 AM
It was Beck. Margery allowed herself to smile.
Her own heartstrings were painfully yanked as the poltergeist burst into tears. She was naturally emphatic, but this moved her much deeper than most things. It was no ordinary occasion to suddenly be reunited with a family after half a millennium. Her shoulder bones shifted, but meekly kept her ground when Selby came forth, immediately recognizing Selby's great status in regards to Beck. She knew, quite obviously, that Selby was not his biological father, but father was a title that was given by merit and not blood.
She averted her eyes, gazing down at her speckled white forepaws, remembering her own father with an empty sight. She did not know what Beck went through while they were gone, she did not know what any of her siblings did after she married and moved. Margery could taste the unease of the air, especially the narrowing stare of Selby, made her feel that they were being judged. Margery had not met with any of her siblings after her death until now. But she wasn't going to justify herself, she saw no reason to.
For Margery's case, Aurum was right in thinking she wouldn't understand. To some degree at least. His explanation did little to soothe her feeling of not being accepted. Preconceived notions were natural, she didn't need someone to explain it to her. Margery only nodded faintly to show that she had listened to him and wagged her in greeting to Selby.
Now, she didn't come here to join a community. Margery had never thought of tying her loyalties down to one place. She was a bit nervous about it and fidgeted in the mud, unable to say anything. If her brothers and sisters wanted to, then perhaps she would follow. If this was the only way to reconnect with Beck, then so be it.
Her own heartstrings were painfully yanked as the poltergeist burst into tears. She was naturally emphatic, but this moved her much deeper than most things. It was no ordinary occasion to suddenly be reunited with a family after half a millennium. Her shoulder bones shifted, but meekly kept her ground when Selby came forth, immediately recognizing Selby's great status in regards to Beck. She knew, quite obviously, that Selby was not his biological father, but father was a title that was given by merit and not blood.
She averted her eyes, gazing down at her speckled white forepaws, remembering her own father with an empty sight. She did not know what Beck went through while they were gone, she did not know what any of her siblings did after she married and moved. Margery could taste the unease of the air, especially the narrowing stare of Selby, made her feel that they were being judged. Margery had not met with any of her siblings after her death until now. But she wasn't going to justify herself, she saw no reason to.
For Margery's case, Aurum was right in thinking she wouldn't understand. To some degree at least. His explanation did little to soothe her feeling of not being accepted. Preconceived notions were natural, she didn't need someone to explain it to her. Margery only nodded faintly to show that she had listened to him and wagged her in greeting to Selby.
Now, she didn't come here to join a community. Margery had never thought of tying her loyalties down to one place. She was a bit nervous about it and fidgeted in the mud, unable to say anything. If her brothers and sisters wanted to, then perhaps she would follow. If this was the only way to reconnect with Beck, then so be it.