All That Remains.

She walks quietly by the door of his study.

He is listening to it again. 

How many times had he followed this mournful ritual?

Was it something he did only when the remembrances of home coerced him, she didn’t know?

She supposed it didn’t matter; his reaction was always the same.

 ~A calm female voice~
Video Transmission Date: YC110.6.3”
“From: Robert Syagrius."
“Do you wish to replay this message?”

 ~A quiet older male voice~
“Yes.”

~A young eager male voice~
“Hey dad, got your message.”
“There is really nothing for you and mom to be worried about.”
“The riots here are not as bad as the news makes them out to be.”

 ~The young voice laughs~
“Caldari are a hot blooded people that’s for sure.”
“But Sgt says tempers over Malkalen and all.”
“It’s our own hot heads we need to worry about.”
“We are being reassigned from Tovil District in the morning.”
“I can’t wait to see you two, mom is cooking right?”
“Anyways please ask her to cook!”
“I gotta go.”
"I will see you next week."
“I love you dad.”

~A calm female voice~
“End of transmission.”
Video Transmission Date: YC110.6.3”
“From: Robert Syagrius."
“Do you wish to save this message?”

~A quiet older male voice~
“Yes.”

 ~A calm female voice~
"Video Transmission Saved."
“Video Transmission Date: YC110.6.3”
“From: Robert Syagrius."
“Do you wish to replay this message?”

 ~A quiet older male voice~
“Yes.”

 ~A young eager male voice~
“Hey dad, got your message.”