[ Maybe that was why he admired the Moon Family so much. For all that life had handed them? They handled it with such grace and poise. Where as he threw a fit like a child and refused to go along with fate's design. That had changed in recent years of course. He was old now--very old. Even if his body looked very young. ]

"The Old Queen." She was your mother, Serenity. You could show a bit more respect for her other than those fancy titles. [ He shakes his head. ] Maybe I can fix that for you one day. If you fancy a trip back to the moon.

[ He steps into the garden at her side, looking at all the flowers. He notes the few sailor guardians that are in the garden. The one in the red with the long black hair always has a careful eye on him. You'd think that after so long she'd trust him a bit more. ]

Completely helpless and not being a soldier are different. [ Though he knows that this is a pointless topic. ] What does the husband think of Small Lady being just like her mum?

[ Now he wouldn't call her selfish. She was young. If she hadn't killed herself, then someone else would have killed her. As harsh as it is to say? The end of her past life would have been bloody either way. He wishes he could change it, but he knows he can't. Not without changing too much.

And the old Queen Serenity just might have had his head if he changed the course she put her daughter on. ]