How NOT to be a mother in a doomed story (Oc story)

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"Why the long face darling~? You should try to smile, it suits you more~..."

"T-thanks...its just...its just that I am looking for my brother.."

"Oh? I did not know you had a brother Lumine...though looking at you now I should have known a cutie like you would have a brother to keep her safe~.."

"Ah~please...don't tease me.."

"So..I take that he is a young nice fellow like you then.."

"Yes..though he can be quite stubborn when he wants to be..."

"With blond hair tied into a ponytail behind his back.."

"Actually..yes?"

"With gold eyes and an exotic more darker outfit than yours.."

"Yes..!"

"Who can fly with golden wings and wield a golden blade.."

"Yes, Yes..!"

"And that his name is Aether.."

"Wait-how did you-YES...! YES THATS HIM...! Have you seen him!? Do you know where he is!?"

"Never met the guy...no idea of who you are looking for.."

"FOR GODS SAKE CRUCABENA YOU JUST DESCRIBED HIM...!"

Moi~?

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"......" = Speech

[......] = Thoughts

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The moon was bright tonight
Or at least, that's how Clervie saw it.

Her emerald eyes, wide with that ever-fresh wonder only children possess, gazed up at the silver orb that bathed the world in soft light. Stars glittered around it like scattered gemstones, each shimmering more brilliantly than the last. She watched them without blinking, afraid that if she closed her eyes, even for a second, they might vanish.

A quiet wind rustled past her, tugging gently at her hair, at the edges of her nightdress. She barely noticed it as her mind was currently elsewhere.

It was a beautiful night.

They all were.

Each time she crept to her bedroom window to peek into the world beyond, it was like catching her breath after holding it all day. The suffocating silence, the heavy dread she carried deep inside....none of it followed her to the window. Not here. Not in the stillness of night.

Here, there were birds....soaring without restraint in the open skies, dancing above forests that stretched beyond the high, unyielding walls of the Hearth.

There were stars...kind and constant, glittering down on her like little promises. As if whispering, "One day, it'll be alright."

The world outside was so close, close enough to touch...
And yet, heart-breakingly far.

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Or at least, that's how she used to feel.

For a moment, Clervie tore her gaze from the dark hued horizon, looking down at her hands folded in her lap. The soft smile on her lips faded into something quieter, smaller as thoughts led to memories..and those to conflicted emotions.