#madeyesims

Dreams were funny like that, though, weren't they? She thought she had total control over them, and then... Just like that, the mind says, "Nope, actually, you don't know a damn thing!"

"Come, sit and chat," her mother says, patting the seat on the bench next to her, and of course she sits with her.

"Is this... really you?" Veri asks. She has the wild idea to reach out and poke her mother in the head, but that seems... wrong. Then again, it's a dream. Isn't it?

She laughs delicately. "Well, this is a dream, is it not, Verity Vine? Is anything real in a dream?"

"Well, you've got me there, I guess," Veri replies, shrugging. Even if it's just her subconscious conjuring something up... Well, a Dream Mom is just as good as a real mom.

"Something is on your mind, I presume," her mother says, and her eyes are bright. Mothers always know.

Suddenly, it's all pouring out of Veri--her thoughts on being head of their family, how she knows she should choose an heir, who she knows it should be (Kabi, isn't it? It's always been Kabinett)... And it's as if a weight has been lifted from her immediately. The more she speaks, the easier it feels.

Her mother nods along until it’s all out. She doesn’t need to speak, Veri assumes, but when she does--

“I know you will make the right decision in the end, love. You were chosen for a reason, after all. Whoever you choose will grow the family in ways you cannot begin to imagine...”

“How do you know?”

Her mother pauses, and smiles at her. “Our family stands on the precipice of change, does it not? I have waited for this moment for a long time, Verity Vine. Another new beginning. I cannot wait to see where they take us.”