7: Return to Insomnia

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"Dawn... we found your mother." Regis said. I stared at him.

"My... mother?" I asked.

"I know. Quite the thing to hear on your 20th birthday." Clarus said. I stood silent.

"Where?" I asked. Regis handed me a paper with an address on it.

"This is the address if you want to see her." He said.

"Yeah. I... I think I will." I said.

"Let's go then." Cid stood.

"I'd rather go alone, if you guys don't mind." I said. They nodded.

"We'll meet you at the haven when you're done. Be careful." Regis said. I left to go meet with my mother.

I found the apartment on the paper Regis had given me. I drew in a deep breath and adjusted my Kingsglaive uniform. I raised my fist and knocked on the door.

A man answered the door.

"Is this the home of Artimis Caramella?" I asked, more confident than I felt. The man stepped to the side.

"Come in. I'll get her for you." He said. I nodded and stepped inside. I stood at attention.

The man returned to the room with a tall woman. Her hair was blonde and her eyes were green. On her face was a scowl.

"Felix, who the hell is this?" She asked.

"A kingsglaive." He said.

"Are you Artimis Caramella?" I asked. She folded her arms.

"Yeah. I am. Why?" I asked.

"Are you the mother of Dawn Caramella?" I asked, trying not to let my voice shake. She scoffed.

"You're here to talk about that brat? Let me guess, she got in to trouble or got killed or something. If that's all, thanks for the news, have a nice night." She said. I felt a sting in my heart.

"You don't care about your own child?" I asked.

"That little brat is too much like her father. So opptimistic, everyone has good in them, always so damn happy. She's so much like him I couldn't even bare to look at her and that's why I left." She said. I stared silently at her, shocked to my core. She didn't care...

"Alright, tell me what my worthless child has been up to. Has she gotten a job or has she become a criminal?" She asked. I said nothing.

"Is she dead?" She asked.

"No. Dawn is alive and well. She's joined the crownsguard." I said.

"Pfft, just like her father. Probably going to get killed in this damn war like her father, too. Is that all?" She asked.

"Is that all you care about when it comes to your own child?" I asked.

"I just need to know if I'm still paying for a house in Insomnia or not." She snapped. I drew in a deep breath and raised my head, making eye contact with my mother.

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