Week Ten: Wednesday When: Late Afternoon – Early Night Where: Hallways near her office Who: Rozlyn and James
Rozlyn had been trying to do better. Though a part of her wished to simply leave the island and put space between her and that worry, she knew that it would do nothing in the end. She had to stay, had to force herself to face her fears and move beyond them. A process that was far from easy…and one that had come to affect all of them. Her worries the others could feel…and her presence stirred the youngest demoness. It was as Rozlyn worried, the little girl didn’t know yet how to manage emotions and Rozlyn’s own were too much around her. She tried to keep them contained…tried so hard to ensure that she was calm around the child. But there were times when she had to simply…get that space. To go for a walk, to leave the room, to simply not overwhelm them both. Considering that Rozlyn trusted no one save Xael and Axel around the girl…at times getting away wasn’t always so easy. But both men in her life had gone out of their way to try to be around more. To help. Aidan tried as well but he was still too young to be the real help he wanted to be.
This morning had gone alright, Jadyn slept through most of the day actually and that time of quiet allowed Rozlyn to distract herself with some work for awhile. Mostly picking up the house and seeing to a bit of research, scanning articles and so forth to see if anything struck her as supernatural. The job of a scout wasn’t just traveling around the world looking for supernaturals. But a large part of it was actually simply sitting down and looking for them. In news stories, blogged encounters, whatever the source it was often that which lead scouts to supernaturals in need. Lately, however, Rozlyn simply passed the information off to another scout. She didn’t exactly have the means to go rushing off anywhere right now. But that didn’t still her from wanting to help. Though perhaps it was more a need to. Distraction right now, was a good thing.
It was also something Aidan helped with. That boy could distract anyone at all. He was always eager to get Rozlyn’s attention and he knew that when his little sister was sleeping was the perfect time to get himself just that. That was when Roz wasn’t sleeping, he knew better then to even try to wake her then. Axel told him how Rozlyn needed her rest and how he had to be quiet around those times. Rest was still fitful for Rozlyn but she tried with that as well. Laying there all day at times only to gain an hour or two of rest. But it was better then nothing. Both she and Axel knew that.
Yes the morning had gone smoothly enough…but the afternoon was another story. Something got Goliath barking, very likely a little demon boy, and once he started up Jadyn was awake. Her screams jarred everyone and all too quickly the house erupted into that sort of chaos that only children can manage to make. It was a flurry of feeding and entertaining and cleaning and…at times nothing more then a mess. Especially when Jadyn refused to cease screaming. There were times when her boys cries jarred her but Jaydn…there was simply no comparison.
Rozlyn was more then grateful for when Axel arrived home, Aidan quickly leeching himself to his father as Rozlyn glanced over with that look that said the afternoon had not been a good time. Thankfully Jadyn calmed quickly in Axel’s embrace and once she did…everything else began to settle. Everything else except for Rozlyn. Trying to relax after all of that wasn’t always the easiest feat for her.
“I’m going to go for a walk…” she stayed for a time after Axel arrived but now that everyone was settled she wanted to get out for just a moment. Likely it wasn’t any surprise to Axel. She had no real destination as she left Head of Halcyon. She wandered for a time, this way and that, avoiding most as she went. Eventually though she ended up at her office, recalling that the substitute had wanted her to look over the final for the class if she had time.
If anything it would give Rozlyn a distraction for a bit. An hour or so spent going over information and checking in on some student’s progress. Though she welcomed the distraction Rozlyn didn’t like to stay gone for too long. Eventually she finally got to her feet, logging out of the computer and turning off the lights. The door to the office was locked up and papers gathered from there were tucked under her arm as she started back through the halls.