Another hug made Aetheria's lips curl up in another bright smile. You shouldn't have doubted yourself. Not seeing people happy just made Aetheria sad, even more so when they were family. And then there were those tricky times when people smiled, but didn't really mean it. Why anyone would ever fake a smile was beyond her. She might have tried, but the poor blonde always failed. Just like she was trying to that moment. Oh, the first smile was genuine for sure, but after hearing her mother saying she belonged with her, it grew harder to keep that smile up.
You know you don't belong in a house with a demon living in it. That's not safe for you. Or Aurora. Or anyone for that matter. Going to bed at night knowing that her family was all under one roof would make sleeping easier for sure. And they could wake up together each day and make breakfast together and keep an eye out for one another. It would be like they were back home in the mountains.Though the one thing that held her back from leaving Ad Gustum was.... well, good question. Aetheria doubted she and her twin could leave for good on their own free will and they did make so many people happy there. In a different way, true, but they left with smiles.
The thoughts continued through her head as she scribbled out more for her mother: 'Awww... I wish I was there with you, too. I'm sorry Rora and I haven't been. The people have been nice to us so far where we live and we make people happy there, too, and I just want to make everyone happy. I never want to see anyone sad.'