2024-06-27 - [4.2] In which a sevenday might as well be a lifetime

A sevenday - a third of his entire lifetime - might as well have been a whole lifetime for Liorenth.

Mother-Gwillenth warmth-pining-sadness and keen anticipation has been a deep well of immersion, and now to have it rippled, to an excitement and connection of equal or greater intensity is joyful. A joyful and intense emotion but ... one that is very much not aimed at him.

He observes Pertemarth's voice again, recognising it as if from a dream. Still inclining to enjoy the blue's mindtouch to mother, but now very very aware that ... their connection is with each other.

And in one of the first flaring indications that he- Liorenth can feel things that mother does not feel, there is a sharp pang of ... jealousy?