The morning of Annika's return went by quietly, with the two siblings huddled around their father's sick bed. Listening to his slow yet steady breathing, neither of them spoke, even though they had much to talk about. Explanations could come later; they were reunited, and that was all that mattered at the moment.
Meanwhile, in another corner of their little hut, the unusual souvenirs Annika brought back from her journey lay discarted with the rest of her things, forgotten amidst the family drama. The fire from the old hearth flickered and crackled, casting its glow on two large, scaly eggs...
protip: if you can minimize apps on your phone, you can basically have an Ayn gameplay stream if you do study mode while playing/watching something else
Mandy's a total sweetie, she's kind of quirky but not nearly as annoying as Bee was when she was a baby. Bee's so lucky she grew out of being the worst little shit ever!
I can't believe I have my own little daughter. My own! Looking after Angel and Beauty was like a total test run for this. But even they aren't as cute as Mandy - especially once I got her hair up off her face and got her to smile!
As the first rays of dawn broke over the horizon, their golden glow fell upon a peculiar scene on the ground: two sims standing above the carcass of a large dragon.
Huddled together, father and daughter were gazing down on the beast lying lifeless at their feet. The sword in the girl's hand, still dripping with blood, gleamed in the morning light. Miraculously, Annika and Gabriel Blackbird had survived their encounter with the Great feral wyvern. Both were alive, albeit not entirely unscathed.
Annika looked up at her dad and tears began to well in her eyes. Gabriel had taken the brunt of the fight, keeping a protection spell around the two of them for the whole duration of it; he might have forgotten to account for himself at one point.
They stood like that for a few more moments. When Annika finally broke the silence, her voice was barely more than a shaky whisper: "Dad... Let's go home."