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== Epilogue ==




The stars are twinkling brightly in the sky, a magnificent night to admire them if there ever was one. Having built a really big fire in the backyard because you both felt like it, you and Ork-Chan lay back and stare up at them, the warm blaze snapping and crackling as if perturbed at the quality of its fuel. 

"Daddy?" Ork-Chan asks, resting her head on your stomach as she gazes up at the Heavens.
"Yes, sweetie?" 
"Mommy'z foightin' sumwere at one of dem dere stars, right?"
"... yeah. That big bright one." You point to the brightest star you can find, feeling lousy for having to lie like this. 
"Dat's real far away. She mite not be back for a wile..." she said, trailing off unhappily. 
"Yeah..." you manage to say, almost choking on bile as you do. Ork-Chan moves her head so that her glowing red eyes look at you upside-down.
"You miss mommy?" she asks softly, feeling tired.
"Every day." you tell her, patting her gently on the forehead. Before she can ask more questions you start humming a tune you learned back in basic training, a lifetime ago. Within minutes she is snoring, still dressed in her schoolgirl outfit.

You think about scooping her up and taking her indoors, but it's alright. Ork. Different physiology. She is comfortable sleeping wherever.

For a long time you watch her stomach rise and fall as she snores softly, before you cuddle into her and drift off to sleep too. Before you nod, you see a faint smile on her green lips. Everything's alright. She still feels loved.
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