A man

Aria swung the robin blue door open. Time seemed to freeze for a moment as the cold light of winter revealed her son to her. Aria tossed herself onto Dimitri, the pains of age seemed to disappear as she hugged him with all the love she could muster. Dimitri broke the hug for a moment, his tired eyes meeting Aria’s tearing ones, he ran his hand over Aria’s shaved horn. “I guess i got off light.” Aria’s body couldn’t decide wether to laugh or cry as she hugged her son again. The spirit of time seemed to bless Aria as it stretched minutes into hours. Dimitri’s body broke the spell shivering at the freezing wind. “Oh my boy must be freezing!” Dimitri tightened his blue greatcoat chattering his teeth for effect, “just a little mom.” Aria led Dimitri across the small stone pavilion into the kitchen sitting him beside the roaring fire.

“I know what’ll warm my boy up, a nice cup of coffee!” Aria was already in motion drawing water from a barrel before Dimitri could offer his usual objections. “I would love that mom.” Aria narrowed her eyes as she speared the kettle into the fire, “letting me mother you without objection?” Dimitri removed his riding gloves and drew closer to the dancing flames “well three years without you made me change my mind.” Aria ruffled Dimitri’s brown hair “well lets hope you don’t change it back.”

The sound of ringing metal sounded throughout the house Dimitri and Aria’s heads swiveling towards the sound.