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When Saskia took hold of her hand Camila had flashbacks to when she was still just a little baby. Her small hand could only wrap around her finger back then but the immense love and adoration she had for her child had never changed from then till now. If anything, the distance between them had heightened the emotion. [break][break]

As the doctor paused to peer down at their hands for a moment she was fiercely reminded that even though Sasky would always be her baby, she was no baby anymore. A strong bittersweet feeling washed over her that almost left Camila choked up. She quickly pushed it to the side though, she wouldn't want to ruin their reunion by being overdramatic. [break][break]

Perhaps old age did that to you.[break][break]

Inside, the popular cafe was abuzz with conversations from all over. It would seem they managed to arrive at one of their busiest hours. Camila hopped Sasky didn't mind. After so long she wanted to treat her daughter to something nice and her co-workers and their kids were raving about good this place was. [break][break]

Camila happily listened to everything her daughter had to tell her about her time back in her homeland. At times where appropriate she would laugh or gasp from surprise. She flashed her a quizzical look as she described the relationship between her and her grandfather but offered no more than that. The last thing she would do would get her involved in the complicated relationship between her grandfather and father. As long as Evgeni treated her well she could keep peace. [break][break]

Taking a sip from her drink, she'd been suggested to try this 'bubble tea', she could see her daughter hesitate for a moment. "i'm so, so happy to be back, but i'm so worried papa doesn't want me here. like i know he wants me here, but it's dangerous." she frowned, "i saw the icelands."[break][break]

Camila's face shifted to a frown before she took her daughter's hands in hers. "Oh baby girl," she said softly. There was no denying that there were unparalleled dangers here in this region. They had all shortly faced impending doom that managed to be safely averted thanks to the great minds backing the League. But even beyond the certainty that things always seem to go wrong here, Camila was convinced of one truth. How much she and her husband loved their daughter. [break][break]

Cami squeezed Saskia's hand before offering her a smile. "Darling, never doubt for one second how much your father loves you. You're his whole world." she said as she thought back to how hard it had been for the both of them when they had to send Saskia off for the first time. "He was so excited to hear you were coming home," Cami said with a soft chuckle. "You should've seen him, he could barely contain himself." she laughed before she quickly lowered her voice. "Don't tell him I told you though, he'd kill me." she said as she offered her daughter a playful wink. [break][break]

She thought about the icelands near their home and how nervous she'd been on the meteor's D-day. She didn't know if Kolya would make it back to her and she could barely sleep. Her eyes stayed glued to the television screen as she watched for any updates on the news. All while trying to not crumble and succumb to a panic attack. She was well aware of the dangers here but...[break][break]

"And more than anything, your father is strong and so are you." She said as she looked at her daughter. "Whatever dangers might arise here I'm sure together you two can look after one another. He'd tell you in a heartbeat there's no place safer than by his side." Camila gave her daughter one last squeeze of her hand before letting her go.[break][break]

"If there's one thing you can trust it's that your mama and papa love you so much it goes beyond measure. We'll always have your back, dochka. Always."
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