[Last year had been Araceli's birthday during the guard. Together she and Leandra had explained it all as natives so that the small royal household had all come out together, and her parents since her father had been back for it.
Having Korrin present doesn't make her miss any of them any less, certainly not her father who celebrated as many birthdays as he was there for, or her mother who took her down to the shore from that very first day but she isn't alone. Traditions are traditions, including someone new in them or changing them to fit doesn't make them lesser and she twists her hair so it hangs over one shoulder, waving back.]
Warm enough! [Not exactly a lie - there's colder water out there, and Araceli relishes the sting of it in truth.] Come on, come in!
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Having Korrin present doesn't make her miss any of them any less, certainly not her father who celebrated as many birthdays as he was there for, or her mother who took her down to the shore from that very first day but she isn't alone. Traditions are traditions, including someone new in them or changing them to fit doesn't make them lesser and she twists her hair so it hangs over one shoulder, waving back.]
Warm enough! [Not exactly a lie - there's colder water out there, and Araceli relishes the sting of it in truth.] Come on, come in!