and one more thing [Kaya]

Helen was looking once more at her cook book as she read the instructions again. She had on a loose blue shirt on and dark brown long skirt on under her apron with her 'work bun' undone as she was making clam chowder for dinner today. Always making enough for seconds but never more. Usually taking what excess and having it for lunch the next day at work. She was also trying to make it right so Terrance didnt feel like it was unhealthy.

She was in the middle of checking on the rolls next when she heard Terrance enter the house. "I'm home as well, just cooking up dinner for when everyone gets home." standing up after making sure the dough for the rolls were rising she considered maybe adding a salad as well when she heard Terannce ask if they could talk.

"Sure honey, take a load off, have a seat." She said as she motioned to the breakfast bar for him to tale a seat. "What's bothing you dear?" she said genuinely, she was always ready to listen to her young ones when they asked. She did have to stay moving though as she continued to cook. And to try to dust off the flour that always seemed to get on her...even when there was no flour used in the dishes she served. Her brown hair done in a braid even seemed to have some in it.

Her warm smile and upbeat pace was stunned for a second as she heard that it was about Jaya. The poor dear, Hellen knew that each Virtue was tested before being given the true strength of their gift. Of them she had felt that Jaya and Thierry had it the hardest.

Finding herself standing still she begun to move again though her mood was a little shaken. "Well, that's not easy to explain propperly. I had assumed you kids told each other at least how the Gifts found each of you." taking a breath to keep her heart from breaking again at Jaya's plight before meeting the family.

"As you well know. Each gift required each of you to give yourself whole heartedly and willingly to your Virtue. Of everyone. The ones that had it the hardest was Thierry when I found him years after he lost his original parents to the quake....and Jaya." Hellen paused her her hurricane of preparations to lean on the counter a little.

"What she had to go through before me and your father were told of her predicament and location." Hellen's voice quivered a little bit with her outrage and sadness at the memories. "even then she was...angry at everyone. Had I been the one to see her worthiness I would have seen it in half the time as that...idiot they placed to watch her."

Shaking her head Hellen went back to work cooking. "I want you to know Terry. I may not have given you or your siblings life but I can not love you any less. I've been slowly trying to help Jaya but im afraid she might be speaking to your father and I then you kids."

"If her increases lack of speaking to you has come about from something recently you might have better luck talking to her yourself sadly. But most of everthing comes from before me and your father knew where to find her." her motions seemed a little slowed now but she still kept up her motherly hussle to get dinner done before everyone got home. With a soft smile trying to reasure Terrance that everything was goimg to be OK, even if her heart felt like she was failing the kids in some way.

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