Mama-Kyola

*The day Ellie went missing was a day Nikolai thought was the worst. But when he got the news of Lou's death, everything went downhill.

Nikolai wasn't himself. She rarely ate, barely spoke, stopped making things for the kids, and locked off Lou's room to keep it preserved like she was still there.

He knew it was silly but she couldn't bare to remember that Lou was dead. It just needed her room to stay the same to give him some hope that she would come back one day.*

@ayaa-kodaa, @daisys-and-dice, open tags

*nikolai was far too hysterical to listen to her since (in its mind) he'd just killed her (already dead) daughter*

“Oui, use your brain”

"ellie...dovey...i'm sorry for everything. i wish i'd been a better mother, i should've let you play outside more. you were the best thing to ever happen to me and i let you die. you deserved so much better. you didn't deserve to live like this. i loved you so much..."

*she crouched down next to the amethyst*

“I always wondered what happens when a Hecate kid dies. We’re made of magic, not really people, I imagine we just cease to exist as the magic returns to its source”

*at some point, once he mostly calmed down, she handed one of the halves to Granite while still holding the other half close*

“..thank you. Just don’t bury her, alright? Make her a necklace to keep close to your heart, or something like that”

"i don't wanna break ellie any more so i'm gonna keep her in her room"

“She ain’t fragile, but alright”

"I just wanna keep her in one piece"

“You’re quite odd.”

"Ellie said that too"

“Huh. Odd. People always said me and her were similar”

"You look just like her...it hurts to look at you for long"

“Do I?”

"You look just like my dovey"

“She looks more like Alabaster…”

"I met Al and she doesn't look like him. She looks just like you"

“Don’t him al, he’d probably kill ya.”

"Got so used to Ellie calling him that I guess it passed over"

“Not believable but ok. Lou Ellen would have told you off for calling him Al to”

*he nodded and got quiet*

“…a shroud will be weaved soon enough.”

"I'll make her favorite foods and celebrate her memory for the next 40 days"

“I must be going”

"Give my condolences to everyone"

*The day Ellie went missing was a day Nikolai thought was the worst. But when he got the news of Lou's death, everything went downhill.

Nikolai wasn't himself. She rarely ate, barely spoke, stopped making things for the kids, and locked off Lou's room to keep it preserved like she was still there.

He knew it was silly but she couldn't bare to remember that Lou was dead. It just needed her room to stay the same to give him some hope that she would come back one day.*

@ayaa-kodaa, @daisys-and-dice, open tags

*nikolai was far too hysterical to listen to her since (in its mind) he'd just killed her (already dead) daughter*

“Oui, use your brain”

"ellie...dovey...i'm sorry for everything. i wish i'd been a better mother, i should've let you play outside more. you were the best thing to ever happen to me and i let you die. you deserved so much better. you didn't deserve to live like this. i loved you so much..."

*she crouched down next to the amethyst*

“I always wondered what happens when a Hecate kid dies. We’re made of magic, not really people, I imagine we just cease to exist as the magic returns to its source”

*at some point, once he mostly calmed down, she handed one of the halves to Granite while still holding the other half close*

“..thank you. Just don’t bury her, alright? Make her a necklace to keep close to your heart, or something like that”

"i don't wanna break ellie any more so i'm gonna keep her in her room"

“She ain’t fragile, but alright”

"I just wanna keep her in one piece"

“You’re quite odd.”

"Ellie said that too"

“Huh. Odd. People always said me and her were similar”

"You look just like her...it hurts to look at you for long"

“Do I?”

"You look just like my dovey"

“She looks more like Alabaster…”

"I met Al and she doesn't look like him. She looks just like you"

“Don’t him al, he’d probably kill ya.”

"Got so used to Ellie calling him that I guess it passed over"

“Not believable but ok. Lou Ellen would have told you off for calling him Al to”

*he nodded and got quiet*

“…a shroud will be weaved soon enough.”

"I'll make her favorite foods and celebrate her memory for the next 40 days"

*The day Ellie went missing was a day Nikolai thought was the worst. But when he got the news of Lou's death, everything went downhill.

Nikolai wasn't himself. She rarely ate, barely spoke, stopped making things for the kids, and locked off Lou's room to keep it preserved like she was still there.

He knew it was silly but she couldn't bare to remember that Lou was dead. It just needed her room to stay the same to give him some hope that she would come back one day.*

@ayaa-kodaa, @daisys-and-dice, open tags

*nikolai was far too hysterical to listen to her since (in its mind) he'd just killed her (already dead) daughter*

“Oui, use your brain”

"ellie...dovey...i'm sorry for everything. i wish i'd been a better mother, i should've let you play outside more. you were the best thing to ever happen to me and i let you die. you deserved so much better. you didn't deserve to live like this. i loved you so much..."

*she crouched down next to the amethyst*

“I always wondered what happens when a Hecate kid dies. We’re made of magic, not really people, I imagine we just cease to exist as the magic returns to its source”

*at some point, once he mostly calmed down, she handed one of the halves to Granite while still holding the other half close*

“..thank you. Just don’t bury her, alright? Make her a necklace to keep close to your heart, or something like that”

"i don't wanna break ellie any more so i'm gonna keep her in her room"

“She ain’t fragile, but alright”

"I just wanna keep her in one piece"

“You’re quite odd.”

"Ellie said that too"

“Huh. Odd. People always said me and her were similar”

"You look just like her...it hurts to look at you for long"

“Do I?”

"You look just like my dovey"

“She looks more like Alabaster…”

"I met Al and she doesn't look like him. She looks just like you"

“Don’t him al, he’d probably kill ya.”

"Got so used to Ellie calling him that I guess it passed over"

“Not believable but ok. Lou Ellen would have told you off for calling him Al to”

*he nodded and got quiet*

*The day Ellie went missing was a day Nikolai thought was the worst. But when he got the news of Lou's death, everything went downhill.

Nikolai wasn't himself. She rarely ate, barely spoke, stopped making things for the kids, and locked off Lou's room to keep it preserved like she was still there.

He knew it was silly but she couldn't bare to remember that Lou was dead. It just needed her room to stay the same to give him some hope that she would come back one day.*

@ayaa-kodaa, @daisys-and-dice, open tags

*nikolai was far too hysterical to listen to her since (in its mind) he'd just killed her (already dead) daughter*

“Oui, use your brain”

"ellie...dovey...i'm sorry for everything. i wish i'd been a better mother, i should've let you play outside more. you were the best thing to ever happen to me and i let you die. you deserved so much better. you didn't deserve to live like this. i loved you so much..."

*she crouched down next to the amethyst*

“I always wondered what happens when a Hecate kid dies. We’re made of magic, not really people, I imagine we just cease to exist as the magic returns to its source”

*at some point, once he mostly calmed down, she handed one of the halves to Granite while still holding the other half close*

“..thank you. Just don’t bury her, alright? Make her a necklace to keep close to your heart, or something like that”

"i don't wanna break ellie any more so i'm gonna keep her in her room"

“She ain’t fragile, but alright”

"I just wanna keep her in one piece"

“You’re quite odd.”

"Ellie said that too"

“Huh. Odd. People always said me and her were similar”

"You look just like her...it hurts to look at you for long"

“Do I?”

"You look just like my dovey"

“She looks more like Alabaster…”

"I met Al and she doesn't look like him. She looks just like you"

“Don’t him al, he’d probably kill ya.”

"Got so used to Ellie calling him that I guess it passed over"

*The day Ellie went missing was a day Nikolai thought was the worst. But when he got the news of Lou's death, everything went downhill.

Nikolai wasn't himself. She rarely ate, barely spoke, stopped making things for the kids, and locked off Lou's room to keep it preserved like she was still there.

He knew it was silly but she couldn't bare to remember that Lou was dead. It just needed her room to stay the same to give him some hope that she would come back one day.*

@ayaa-kodaa, @daisys-and-dice, open tags

*nikolai was far too hysterical to listen to her since (in its mind) he'd just killed her (already dead) daughter*

“Oui, use your brain”

"ellie...dovey...i'm sorry for everything. i wish i'd been a better mother, i should've let you play outside more. you were the best thing to ever happen to me and i let you die. you deserved so much better. you didn't deserve to live like this. i loved you so much..."

*she crouched down next to the amethyst*

“I always wondered what happens when a Hecate kid dies. We’re made of magic, not really people, I imagine we just cease to exist as the magic returns to its source”

*at some point, once he mostly calmed down, she handed one of the halves to Granite while still holding the other half close*

“..thank you. Just don’t bury her, alright? Make her a necklace to keep close to your heart, or something like that”

"i don't wanna break ellie any more so i'm gonna keep her in her room"

“She ain’t fragile, but alright”

"I just wanna keep her in one piece"

“You’re quite odd.”

"Ellie said that too"

“Huh. Odd. People always said me and her were similar”

"You look just like her...it hurts to look at you for long"

“Do I?”

"You look just like my dovey"

“She looks more like Alabaster…”

"I met Al and she doesn't look like him. She looks just like you"

*The day Ellie went missing was a day Nikolai thought was the worst. But when he got the news of Lou's death, everything went downhill.

Nikolai wasn't himself. She rarely ate, barely spoke, stopped making things for the kids, and locked off Lou's room to keep it preserved like she was still there.

He knew it was silly but she couldn't bare to remember that Lou was dead. It just needed her room to stay the same to give him some hope that she would come back one day.*

@ayaa-kodaa, @daisys-and-dice, open tags

*nikolai was far too hysterical to listen to her since (in its mind) he'd just killed her (already dead) daughter*

“Oui, use your brain”

"ellie...dovey...i'm sorry for everything. i wish i'd been a better mother, i should've let you play outside more. you were the best thing to ever happen to me and i let you die. you deserved so much better. you didn't deserve to live like this. i loved you so much..."

*she crouched down next to the amethyst*

“I always wondered what happens when a Hecate kid dies. We’re made of magic, not really people, I imagine we just cease to exist as the magic returns to its source”

*at some point, once he mostly calmed down, she handed one of the halves to Granite while still holding the other half close*

“..thank you. Just don’t bury her, alright? Make her a necklace to keep close to your heart, or something like that”

"i don't wanna break ellie any more so i'm gonna keep her in her room"

“She ain’t fragile, but alright”

"I just wanna keep her in one piece"

“You’re quite odd.”

"Ellie said that too"

“Huh. Odd. People always said me and her were similar”

"You look just like her...it hurts to look at you for long"

“Do I?”

"You look just like my dovey"

*The day Ellie went missing was a day Nikolai thought was the worst. But when he got the news of Lou's death, everything went downhill.

Nikolai wasn't himself. She rarely ate, barely spoke, stopped making things for the kids, and locked off Lou's room to keep it preserved like she was still there.

He knew it was silly but she couldn't bare to remember that Lou was dead. It just needed her room to stay the same to give him some hope that she would come back one day.*

@ayaa-kodaa, @daisys-and-dice, open tags

*nikolai was far too hysterical to listen to her since (in its mind) he'd just killed her (already dead) daughter*

“Oui, use your brain”

"ellie...dovey...i'm sorry for everything. i wish i'd been a better mother, i should've let you play outside more. you were the best thing to ever happen to me and i let you die. you deserved so much better. you didn't deserve to live like this. i loved you so much..."

*she crouched down next to the amethyst*

“I always wondered what happens when a Hecate kid dies. We’re made of magic, not really people, I imagine we just cease to exist as the magic returns to its source”

*at some point, once he mostly calmed down, she handed one of the halves to Granite while still holding the other half close*

“..thank you. Just don’t bury her, alright? Make her a necklace to keep close to your heart, or something like that”

"i don't wanna break ellie any more so i'm gonna keep her in her room"

“She ain’t fragile, but alright”

"I just wanna keep her in one piece"

“You’re quite odd.”

"Ellie said that too"

“Huh. Odd. People always said me and her were similar”

"You look just like her...it hurts to look at you for long"

*The day Ellie went missing was a day Nikolai thought was the worst. But when he got the news of Lou's death, everything went downhill.

Nikolai wasn't himself. She rarely ate, barely spoke, stopped making things for the kids, and locked off Lou's room to keep it preserved like she was still there.

He knew it was silly but she couldn't bare to remember that Lou was dead. It just needed her room to stay the same to give him some hope that she would come back one day.*

@ayaa-kodaa, @daisys-and-dice, open tags

*nikolai was far too hysterical to listen to her since (in its mind) he'd just killed her (already dead) daughter*

“Oui, use your brain”

"ellie...dovey...i'm sorry for everything. i wish i'd been a better mother, i should've let you play outside more. you were the best thing to ever happen to me and i let you die. you deserved so much better. you didn't deserve to live like this. i loved you so much..."

*she crouched down next to the amethyst*

“I always wondered what happens when a Hecate kid dies. We’re made of magic, not really people, I imagine we just cease to exist as the magic returns to its source”

*at some point, once he mostly calmed down, she handed one of the halves to Granite while still holding the other half close*

“..thank you. Just don’t bury her, alright? Make her a necklace to keep close to your heart, or something like that”

"i don't wanna break ellie any more so i'm gonna keep her in her room"

“She ain’t fragile, but alright”

"I just wanna keep her in one piece"

“You’re quite odd.”

"Ellie said that too"

*The day Ellie went missing was a day Nikolai thought was the worst. But when he got the news of Lou's death, everything went downhill.

Nikolai wasn't himself. She rarely ate, barely spoke, stopped making things for the kids, and locked off Lou's room to keep it preserved like she was still there.

He knew it was silly but she couldn't bare to remember that Lou was dead. It just needed her room to stay the same to give him some hope that she would come back one day.*

@ayaa-kodaa, @daisys-and-dice, open tags

*nikolai was far too hysterical to listen to her since (in its mind) he'd just killed her (already dead) daughter*

“Oui, use your brain”

"ellie...dovey...i'm sorry for everything. i wish i'd been a better mother, i should've let you play outside more. you were the best thing to ever happen to me and i let you die. you deserved so much better. you didn't deserve to live like this. i loved you so much..."

*she crouched down next to the amethyst*

“I always wondered what happens when a Hecate kid dies. We’re made of magic, not really people, I imagine we just cease to exist as the magic returns to its source”

*at some point, once he mostly calmed down, she handed one of the halves to Granite while still holding the other half close*

“..thank you. Just don’t bury her, alright? Make her a necklace to keep close to your heart, or something like that”

"i don't wanna break ellie any more so i'm gonna keep her in her room"

“She ain’t fragile, but alright”

"I just wanna keep her in one piece"

*The day Ellie went missing was a day Nikolai thought was the worst. But when he got the news of Lou's death, everything went downhill.

Nikolai wasn't himself. She rarely ate, barely spoke, stopped making things for the kids, and locked off Lou's room to keep it preserved like she was still there.

He knew it was silly but she couldn't bare to remember that Lou was dead. It just needed her room to stay the same to give him some hope that she would come back one day.*

@ayaa-kodaa, @daisys-and-dice, open tags

*nikolai was far too hysterical to listen to her since (in its mind) he'd just killed her (already dead) daughter*

“Oui, use your brain”

"ellie...dovey...i'm sorry for everything. i wish i'd been a better mother, i should've let you play outside more. you were the best thing to ever happen to me and i let you die. you deserved so much better. you didn't deserve to live like this. i loved you so much..."

*she crouched down next to the amethyst*

“I always wondered what happens when a Hecate kid dies. We’re made of magic, not really people, I imagine we just cease to exist as the magic returns to its source”

*at some point, once he mostly calmed down, she handed one of the halves to Granite while still holding the other half close*

“..thank you. Just don’t bury her, alright? Make her a necklace to keep close to your heart, or something like that”

"i don't wanna break ellie any more so i'm gonna keep her in her room"

*The day Ellie went missing was a day Nikolai thought was the worst. But when he got the news of Lou's death, everything went downhill.

Nikolai wasn't himself. She rarely ate, barely spoke, stopped making things for the kids, and locked off Lou's room to keep it preserved like she was still there.

He knew it was silly but she couldn't bare to remember that Lou was dead. It just needed her room to stay the same to give him some hope that she would come back one day.*

@ayaa-kodaa, @daisys-and-dice, open tags

*nikolai was far too hysterical to listen to her since (in its mind) he'd just killed her (already dead) daughter*

“Oui, use your brain”

"ellie...dovey...i'm sorry for everything. i wish i'd been a better mother, i should've let you play outside more. you were the best thing to ever happen to me and i let you die. you deserved so much better. you didn't deserve to live like this. i loved you so much..."

*she crouched down next to the amethyst*

“I always wondered what happens when a Hecate kid dies. We’re made of magic, not really people, I imagine we just cease to exist as the magic returns to its source”

*at some point, once he mostly calmed down, she handed one of the halves to Granite while still holding the other half close*

*The day Ellie went missing was a day Nikolai thought was the worst. But when he got the news of Lou's death, everything went downhill.

Nikolai wasn't himself. She rarely ate, barely spoke, stopped making things for the kids, and locked off Lou's room to keep it preserved like she was still there.

He knew it was silly but she couldn't bare to remember that Lou was dead. It just needed her room to stay the same to give him some hope that she would come back one day.*

@ayaa-kodaa, @daisys-and-dice, open tags

*nikolai was far too hysterical to listen to her since (in its mind) he'd just killed her (already dead) daughter*

“Oui, use your brain”

"ellie...dovey...i'm sorry for everything. i wish i'd been a better mother, i should've let you play outside more. you were the best thing to ever happen to me and i let you die. you deserved so much better. you didn't deserve to live like this. i loved you so much..."

*The day Ellie went missing was a day Nikolai thought was the worst. But when he got the news of Lou's death, everything went downhill.

Nikolai wasn't himself. She rarely ate, barely spoke, stopped making things for the kids, and locked off Lou's room to keep it preserved like she was still there.

He knew it was silly but she couldn't bare to remember that Lou was dead. It just needed her room to stay the same to give him some hope that she would come back one day.*

@ayaa-kodaa, @daisys-and-dice, open tags

*nikolai was far too hysterical to listen to her since (in its mind) he'd just killed her (already dead) daughter*

*The day Ellie went missing was a day Nikolai thought was the worst. But when he got the news of Lou's death, everything went downhill.

Nikolai wasn't himself. She rarely ate, barely spoke, stopped making things for the kids, and locked off Lou's room to keep it preserved like she was still there.

He knew it was silly but she couldn't bare to remember that Lou was dead. It just needed her room to stay the same to give him some hope that she would come back one day.*

@ayaa-kodaa, @daisys-and-dice, open tags

"I did all I could to protect her, I swear."

“I never trusted you, I trusted Lou’s judgment, but maybe, for once, my sister’s judgment proved wrong”

*Nikolai was about to respond when one of the babies started crying at the same time as one of the younger kids started calling for Niko*

*Granite stared at her coldly*

"Just...go talk to Chapel. I need to check on the kids"

“Where is Lou”

"Safe"

*That was the last thing Nikolai told her before closing the door*

*granite had put her foot in front of the door so it couldn’t close*

"Go home. Please."

“No, this isn’t over. I still don’t know what happened to my sister. And I don’t intend to leave this to you, because I’ve known Lou Ellen longer.”