It was only because the Empire announced a split from the Sith, which would leave a vacuum, that the ISC switched up tactics to smaller strikes. Emryc never responded to this Altair Din’s Holo, because he had made it clear he would only deal with them when they presented unconditional surrender. The buried Sith in him relished this - he had abandoned the pathetic excuse of an Empire years ago. This Imperial was cleansing the ranks the way it had needed for a while now. All of this left Emryc with some rare opportunities to take time away from work.
Nothing of the war crossed his thoughts as he waited at the foot of the hiking trail on the island. Emryc had cleared his schedule only because Jaikus repeatedly insisted, though his time was still limited. He arrived several hours earlier than everyone else, taking his time to meditate and exercise. He was always the type to show up early where his husband could sleep in till noon.
The half Sephi checked his chrono, glancing up when Jaikus arrived, “Ezra is free to see whomever he pleases,” He stated flatly to his husband, “Why are we obligated to be involved?” The idea of families meeting significant others was bizarre and pointless to him. He had grown up without the concept of a family. He had despised meeting the family of his ex lover, and he outright refused to meet Jaikus’ family for several years until he decided he found them mildly tolerable.
Emryc was adorned in a tank that had one of his routine slogans on it - something he chose specifically because it irritated Ezra. Despite being largely aloof, he took every opportunity to toy with his children. He was a titan of a man, almost pushing 7 ft tall with broad shoulders and a perfectly chiseled physique honed by decades of a regimen billions followed now.
If his son and guest took too long, Emryc would start the hike by himself. Jaikus knew this already from the way the half Sephi glanced at his chrono again.
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