[That little delay just breaks her heart; she can't stand that she's been away so long, but it was necessary. Still with her little boy standing there, looking up at her... I hope Rickon doesn't mind being swept up into a hug.]
[ He doesn't mind. So long as she doesn't mind his hands going in her hair. For what it's worth, he missed her, too, but can't make full sense of the emotions in his head, and what comes out is an angry sort of; ]
[She doesn't mind at all. In fact, she seems a little hesitant to let him go, as if she's afraid he'll disappear if she does. Eventually, though, she does pull back, setting her hands on his shoulders and looking at him seriously.]
Your father needed me, and then your brother. I did not want to leave you. [She had to.]
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