It was silly she supposed the relief that welled through her at the snort that came from her friend, and the laughter that came as well. Tears of her own welled in her eyes, tears of relief for her that Cecily was still simply her friend, regardless of the fact that they both had been 'blessed' with the gift of being a Pure. Dawn breathed in and returned the hug, laughing softly at the thought of Cecily involved in politics. It was true, Cecily loathed politics.<br/><br/>"I can understand wanting to run from it...I wish I could sometimes, all the way to Africa, but its even there. They are everywhere you know." Her blue eyes moved over her long distant friend, drinking in the details and a sigh welled from deep insider her.<br/><br/>"I can't even begin to express how much I missed you, how much I wanted you here...my Mom...I...she's dead. And Papa vanished." Dawn's voice nearly broke over those words, Cecily would understand though she knew how close she was to her parents, how much she cared for them. Hell her parents had adopted Cecily as well, for holidays and birthdays and just about anything for years now. And they were both gone.<br/><br/>"And I get to be a fairy princess....so not what its cracked up to be. And no, its not going well. I really don't like being the one to be the center of politics, I rather like observing them. And the men, they are all so stubborn and seem to think they know what's best for me. Please say you'll stay, even if its just for the night. The handmaiden's fawn and it drives me nuts. We could order pizza and pig out, I'll send them off to get ice cream and stuff and chick flicks...or action ones.<em>300</em>maybe? Or<em>Thor</em>?"