Catching Up

I sit beside my wife, Riven of a Thousand Voices, on a plush oversized sofa in our shared palace. The Ahamkara matriarch has changed her appearance into a beautiful & voluptuous Norse woman with silver white hair. She rests herself against my chest with my arms wrapped around her. Our daughters can be heard not too far away playing with other Valkyrie younglings. I give her a soft kiss on the top of her head.

“How are things over here for you & the girls?”

She looks up at me with an endearing expression.

“Better than anything I could have wished for, Luci. I love being a Valkyrie. I love being free. Thank you.”

She clasps my face with her delicate hands & kisses me on my lips. She stares into my eyes wearing an adoring smile. Her loving nature is soothing beyond words. I can feel her heart beat in rhythm with mine.

“I’m glad to hear you say so,” I respond. “I know we haven’t spoken much since you decided that you were ready to have children. I’m sorry about that.”

She shakes her head at me.

“You don’t have to apologize, dear. I understand what you’re dealing with. I’m just grateful that you provided me with a safe escape from Bungie. I hate it there.”

“How are things going for you regarding the curse?”

“It's weakening where it should. Every day that passes is one less that I suffer their transgressions. Every day that passes brings me one step closer to being whole. The Vex have made it easier for me to tolerate thanks to their simulations. Savathûn & Mara are very supportive too, thanks to you. I'm making certain that our enemies shall pay in more ways than one.”

I snicker at her last comment. “Good.”

“I love what I have with you, Luci. I can’t tell you how happy I am just being able to raise our girls the way that I choose. I’m grateful that I have a positive influence on the future of the Ahamkara. I’m grateful that my kind won’t go extinct. I’m grateful to be loved & cared for. I'm grateful for my clan & kin. I’m grateful to have you as my husband & champion. I wouldn’t have any of this without you. I love you.”

I kiss my kona once again & squeeze her tight.

“I love you back, my Ahamkara Goddess.”

She giggles at my affectionate behavior & gives me a soft pinch on my arm.

“I’m looking forward to us both being together in full presence,” she says to me.

“Me too, hun. Me too.”

She sighs deep with solace & nuzzles herself into me.

“I love you, oh guardian mine.”