[Oh hush! And don't be a foo'! All your posts are awesome. B|]
She was such a smart sweet little girl, and even if she was a demon, she was softer than he thought she would be. She was just a child, and maybe she would grow up to be like her mother. Or maybe not, but that was up to her. She had so much potential, Ghanon considered and he was disappointed, somewhat, in himself that he might yet break another promise to his child.
He knew he couldn't stay forever...and he knew that Devi wouldn't be a child forever. But what did it mean for him to stay? Did it mean to give up his sole purpose of existence? He never did give much thought to being a father, to staying and raising a child, whether that was on his own or with another. And he knew he'd already become attached to those that he'd let himself become close to. That was one thing he fought against, one thing he knew would change the nature of the game he played with gods and demons and beings of other worlds.
He'd never been stagnant, could never bring himself to remain in one place for so long. If he stayed, what did it mean that the fates of mortals remain stagnant as well? It had all started with his search for the dreamshards, and he knew he would always search for them, until he could bring as many pieces of it together. Perhaps it was a search that would end in vain. Perhaps he'd earned it. To have a moment of peace amidst the chaos of his existence. Change would always happen, for better or for worse. He might not be able to stay forever, but he found it within himself that he could stay now.
Perhaps it was not what Devi wanted to hear, but Ghanon couldn't bring himself to lie to her. She was strong enough, she could take it. "Life is never going to be fair to you, Devi and change happens, whether for better or for worse. It might seem like a dream, so distant and so very far away, but eventually you will grow up, and you'll want to leave here and venture out on your own. And then you'll be leaving me."
"Do you see that pretty mirror pendant around your mother's neck?" Ghanon said. "I gave that to her the first time I met her, so that she could reach me anywhere and anytime she needed me or wanted to talk to me. I think I will give you one too, so that when you need me or want to talk to me, all you have to do is say so and I'll be there in a flash. See? Here, try it on." Ghanon snapped his fingers and put his hands together cupping them, until he opened them up to reveal a small necklace with a mirror pendant similar to the one he'd given Ba'ast, though the chain was smaller. He wrapped the thing around her neck and tried to smile warmly at her.
"As long as you have that necklace, I will always be there for you, Devi. And your mother. I will stay with you and your mother, for as long as you need me."
