under the same sun

REMI

& now I'm all alone in the dark of night

"Thank you." Remi said with the inklings of a smile as Rex closed the door behind them. "Did you hear that sweet girl? Maybe now you can rattle it at Sugar to keep her away from the rest of your toys, mm?" He cooed into her dark curls, his smile widening and becoming more genuine as he led Rex into the great room.

It was, in a word, chaos. There was an explosion of blankets before the fireplace, Sugar's den, and a bunch of knocked over furniture. Remi hadn't really bothered with trying to keep things tidy, and as it was just him and two children (one human, one dragon), he didn't much see the point. However with Rex here now (Vai was the only one to really come around, and she tidied a bit—and Sam, once) Remi felt suddenly a bit ashamed of the state of things.

"Uh...ignore the mess. Sorry." He laughed with a boyish wince. "She is good. She eats more than I ever would have thought possible ... but then again, I am not really sure what I expected." Remi added with a shrug. "And I...well." Again, he could only shrug. But the darkness in his eyes, usually so bright and cheerful, said enough. He was not okay, and felt as though he never would be again. Aoife was a light that he could cling to, but the darkness felt as though it was likely to stay forever.

The moon is shining but I can't see the light