Even Cassian would have had trouble finding a way to deliver such news without it resulting in a sucker punch to the gut. Though his twin might be the more diplomatic of the two, he had always had a way of charming others around. But that is an unsettling truth no amount of charm could have softened. Still, it leaves him less winded than when he’d learned of the reverse. Of the death that had stolen Ryatah.
He can only nod dumbly when Casimira explains the vague details of their mother’s retrieval. He’d undoubtedly have a million questions later, when he could actually think, but for now, he can only revel in the immense relief of learning she lives.
Casi’s mention of a place that was not the afterlife does bring a faint frown to his lips. He’s not entirely sure what to make of that. After a moment, he mutters more to himself than his sister, “There are places you can go in death that aren’t the afterlife?”
No one had ever mentioned such a thing before. It makes him wonder if that means there might be a possibility of them never being reborn after they die. He doesn’t know if they are given a finite or infinite number of deaths before they can’t come back, but the very thought makes him shiver.
Shaking his head sharply to clear his thoughts, he blinks at his sister as she continues. It takes him a moment to register what she had said before his brows shoot up in disbelief. Though he has been just as curious about their father as his twin undoubtedly has, he had never tried to seek him out. Knowing he would probably reject them had been enough. Tilting his head, he asks almost cautiously, “And?”
@Casimira