(10 Years Ago)
After the feast, the mood around the table had lifted noticeably. Aries’s small smiles looked more genuine, and Kieran’s glares toward him had softened into something closer to wary tolerance. Charlotte kept the conversation light between her two boys, while Aqua — ever the vigilant mediator — filled Aries in on the latest happenings in the human world, ready to step in if tensions rose.
But eventually, Aries could no longer ignore the question gnawing at him. He needed answers. He needed to understand why his mother and sister had been left behind in the Moon Realm.
When Kieran seemed relaxed — still wearing a blissful smile after devouring an entire tin of apple pie — Aries seized the moment.
“Kieran,” he began carefully, “can you finally tell me how you wished for the
