Playing House

Victor, come here. Let me have a good look at you. Look how much you've grown.

Who are you?

I'm Sanctus, the Hierophant. I watched you grow up. But we can leave the introductions for later. We'll have plenty of time to get to know each other again. For now, let me look at you properly.

Mm... Good. I've seen so many Legion soldiers come home wounded. Crippled. But you came back safe and sound. Mother Bunny must have been watching over you.

Mother Bunny...

Yes. Mother Bunny. You may not remember the old days yet, but her kindness is something we must never forget.

She rebuilt Paradise on this ruined land, all by herself. Without her, none of us would be here.

To us, she is the closest thing to a living god.

Impossible. Rebuilding something this size? Alone? Not even the Aeolipile's best architects could pull that off.

Hehe... Mother Bunny has her ways. You'll have to ask her yourself. She comes to us every month, during the Parade.

Alright, Uncle Sanctus. If that's all, we should go look around.

Then why not start with the woods? Some crates of decorations for the Parade were left there after last month's camping trip.

Yeewee... My legs don't feel so good today... And my back hurts too...

Oh, well. What a shame. I saw some enormous glowing butterflies by the campsite yesterday. Truly beautiful.

We'll go right now! My back feels better already, just hearing about them!

Hehehe. My mistake. I should have mentioned the butterflies first. Then I'll leave it to you children. I need to get everything ready for Mother Bunny's arrival.

Wait... If you were there yesterday, Uncle Sanctus, why didn't you bring the crates back yourself? Yeewee... Something smells fishy to me!

Victor, come here. Let me have a good look at you. Look how much you've grown.

Ugh... I already promised Uncle Sanctus, so I guess we have to see it through...