After All These Years

Thiul was sitting in her office and lightly chewing on the tip of her pencil, looking over some of her patients' most recent medical reports. Shiro had been showing improvement, and now that she had assigned them the new hormone medication Shiro's growth spurt should pass at a normal rate with no feat of complications. Though Thiul still demanded they come in once a week until Thiul says otherwise. And then there was Hal's medical report.
Thiul leaned forward in her chair and leaned her elbows on the table, reading the status on the potency of his venom. It was still evolving to be even more toxic, and though it wasn't anything Thiul couldn't handle she was afraid. Hal was only 15, he was still growing. And who knew how strong the poison would become. Thiul was worried sick she wouldn't be able to help him and he would...
Thiul slammed her hands on her table. No. She wouldn't let those thoughts in, she wouldn't let it happen. She would never let anything bad happen to Hal, or at least anything bad that was avoidable. Hal was her solace, her halcyon. She would protect him.
Thiul rolled her chair over to her cabinet and slipped the files back in their slot in one of the drawers. Then she checked her equipment by the window, her next appointment was in two hours but Thiul wanted to be sure. The patient was elderly, which was in some sense rare on this island, and Thiul did not want to take any risks.
Thiul rolled back to her table and fished herself a candy from the big har she had on top of it. It was getting empty, Thiul would stop by a store at some point and buy some more stock. She glanced at the clock, she would be able to stop by the house without wasting too mich energy if she rested at the community center for a few minutes. Thiul was about to get up but looked at the picture of her and Hal, they were having a hand wrestling match and both of them were grinning at each other. If Thiul remembered right Quie had taken the picture. And next to that picture was another one, of all Thiul's siblings, Hal, Vivra and Ohri and their mother. They were all smiling, except their mother of course. She nearly never smiled. That thought made Thiul huff amused.
Suddenly a knock sounded from the door, and Thiul set herself back in her chair.
"Come in, the door is open."
Thiul said in a professional sounding tone, it worked in adressing both co-workers and patients. Thiul prayed the one on the door wasn't the latter.

@Boop

Thiul didn't recognize the person that entered her office. She was wearing hospital employee's attire so perhaps she was a new co-worker. Maybe she was making rounds, greeting all her new colleagues. Thiul stood up, observing the person from head to toe. Somehow she seemed...familiar.
Then the woman spoke, and Thiul became slightly confused. Did they knwow each other? Thiul didn't remember meeting this person after entering the island and she had excellent memory. During college days? No, she would remember that too.
Thiul stepped away from her desk and circled it, getting a bit closer to the woman.
"You are mistaken, I do-"
Thiul stopped dead on her tracks when she caught the woman's scent. Thiul knew that scent, she remembered it though she couldn't remember anything else of the person she had had sex with during her graduation party. Thiul had the expression of confusion, shock, slight irritation and surprise on her face as she observed the woman in a whole new light.
Wait, woman? Thiul had so many questions and her mind was raging. She had never expected to see this person again. And here she was, standing in front of the man, woman, who was...Hal's other biological parent.
This was going to be a mess.
Thiul forced her mind calm, wiped her face of any unnecessary emotion and it took all her willpower to deliver her next words with a calm voice.
"So this is what you look like...Yes, I think we do need to talk. Have a seat."
Thiul gestured towards the hospital bed, and she herself sat back into her own chair, back as straight as it could get.

Thiul's mind and emotions were raging, but not enough to miss the woman limp ever so slightly when she walked over to the hospital bed. Thiul frowned and observed her legs, it was visible the woman was trying to not call attention to the injury. So Thiul left it be. She was sitting down now anyway, so the inspection of the injury could wait. They had more important things to discuss.

Thiul was not one to dance around anything, and thus when the woman, Ancients, Thiul didn't even know her name, started talking Thiul simply nodded.
"There was no way for you, or me, to know, and what is done is done and I regret none of it. Yes, I am a dragon, and yes, I gave birth to a child. And yes, he is yours."
Saying those words out loud made Thiul's chest tighten, and she took a breath. She had always thought of herself as Hal's only protector and parent. It felt like the balance had been swayed by this woman appearing. Which was, naturally, ridiculous. But Thiul couldn't help what her emotions conjured up.
"But you seem to know about him already. His name is Halcyon."
Her halcyon, her peace. Thiul usually wasn't soppy. Nay, almost never. But Hal's name had been a rare exception. And Thiul was glad he had made it.
"I must admit, that I do not remember anything aside from your scent about the night we spent together. What do I call you?"