Sisters
From Spiritwood Wiki
Edana sat in her favourite chair as she methodically ran the oil cloth back and forth cleaning her blade. Suddenly her defender alerted her to another presence approaching, as the door opened she flung her dagger towards the intruder, watching it bed itself into the wall, inches from the entrants head. Loryn stood, quietly in the entrance to Edana's home.
"Edana, wait..." she murmured softly.
Edana leapt from her chair, another blade already in hand glistening with it's freshly applied poison. Leaping towards her sister, Edana deftly placed the blade quickly at her sisters throat. A soft growl emanated from her throat.
"What are you doing back" she snarled.
Loryn stood still against her sister's dagger, "I.. came to see you," she almost whispered before straightening, gazing into her eyes. "I.. want to make things right, Edana.. I want my sister back."
Edana stared into her sisters eyes with an the intensity of fire and hate. "You betrayed me, you left me, with only the presence of your bastard child for company. Why should I forgive you? Why shouldn't I just kill you now" she spoke in a half snarl, her mind calculating exactly what it would take to put her sister to final rest. "You hurt me, a pain I cannot get rid of, every day it eats at me just that much more, the pain that much harder to stand because, I love you."
Loryn couldn't help but whimper at her sister's final words, blinking back a few tears as she spoke, "Edana, I'm sorry... I was young and impulsive... I never meant to hurt you, but I know that I did... the knowledge that I pushed my own little sister, my second half away burns inside me every moment of my life.. I'm so sorry, Edana." Her tear-blurred gaze would return to her sister's eyes, shoulders setting with determination, pressing her flesh taut against Edana's blade. "Please, if you can't forgive me for what I've done, end it now... I can't live with my family divided.. I can't live without you.."
Edana glared at the point of her knife, the tension of it against Loryn's skin, and the thought of what it would take to simply push, that little bit further and end it. Gently, her defender showed her the pictures in her mind, of her and her sister playing together, hunting together, growing up together. Images of her sister protecting her from the Hand, and those in Winterfell that sought to cause her harm. The memories were flashing, faster and faster the more she concentrated upon them all. Her sister, comforting her, being there for her the many times her heart was broken. The confusing building her mind about what to do, where to go from here.
Edana collapsed to her knees, the flag of the blade leaving a trail of dark green down her sisters breast as the knife fell to the floor. Confusion gripped her, as the possible loss of her sister tore at her heart. She began to weep.
Loryn gently lowered herself to the ground, arms gently sliding around her sister's trembling form. "My sister, I'm here for you... if you'll have me," she cooed gently, drawing her sobbing sister close, rocking her comfortingly.
Edana cried, and choked back through her tears "Please, Loryn.. I.. I'm sorry too" all defenses lowered as her defender let her sister back in, comforting her with the love and warmth she's missed all these years.
The elder Katara ever so gently gathered her little sister up, placing a gentle kiss on her forehead before carrying her to her bed. "I love you, Edana.. with everything I am.." she'd whisper as she disrobed them both and settled in, wrapped protectively around her. "I missed you so much.." were her final words, the pair crying themselves to sleep.
