Not Meat
Daddy is a state of mind
Lavenders sobs seemed to fade.
With her face still pressed against Wendalls chest, she nodded in response to his words. If he wanted her to stay, she would stay. Even if it meant having to face her father. It seemed like in that moment Lavender realized that she couldn't live without Wendall just as much as he couldn't without her. A soft sigh escaped her lips as he wiped the last bit of tears from her cheeks. The tears in Wendalls eyes brought sadness to her heart. After all Lavender was the reason he was crying. "I'm not going anywhere. I'm sorry." Lavender reached up and placed a gentle kiss beside his lips. "I promise. I'm sorry. I'm not going anywhere. If my dad comes we can escape into the Clergy." Lavender smiled softly up at Wendall, hoping that she could dry his eyes with her words. gently, Lavender brushed the tears from Wendalls cheeks and placed another small kiss on his jaw.
"Why don't we go to the Clergy House and check in on Papa and see-" Lavender stopped as a gentle knock came upon her front door. She pulled away from Wendall and walked over to the door to see Papa standing there. One thing about Papa was that he always had a very stoic expression on his face. It was hard to read how he was feeling by design. After all it was a lot of stress to run the Clergy. Lavender was one of the only people Papa ever truly confided in, so she got to know the ins and outs of all the things he did in the day.
"Papa. Come in. I was just suggesting that we checked in to see how things went." Lavender let Papa into the house and shut the door behind him.
Papa nodded at Wendall and turned to Lavender, clearing his throat before speaking. "Well my child, everything went smoothly. The girls are with Sister settling into their home. I believe a permanent room is being made up for Wendall as well." Papa turned to Wendall and handed him a black robe. "This is for you. We wear them during rituals. I'm sure sister Lavender can brief you on how that works." Papa nodded at Wendall once he took the robe and turned back to Lavender, "There will be a ritual to celebrate the welcoming of our newest member tonight when the moon is at its brightest. Regrettably Secondo will be there so I will need you by my side, sister. I should be expecting you in my chambers before the event." Papa hid it well but Lavender could sense the stress in his tone as he talked about his brother Secondo. He was Papa before Papa took over.
"I'll make sure that they are ready before I go, Papa. It will be alright." Lav gave Papa a soft smile, "If you'll excuse me I should make sure my robes are all in order, then." Lavender walked to Wendall and kissed him softly, "I'll be right back, okay. Don't be nervous. This is exciting, okay?" With that Lavender took of to her room to get her things in order. Leaving Papa and Wendall alone together.
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