Daedalus's Child: Icarus

"Say, Icarus." Daedalus spoke as he browsed through a portfolio. "Do you remember your mother?"

The breeze entered calmly through the window of their room. Strong summer winds started to take over the gentle spring time wind.

"I hate summer time," Icarus commented.

"Don't be, our freedom is soon. Remember, it'll be on summer when we leave of this place," Daedalus said. "So, Icarus, do you?"

"Do I what, father?" Icarus asked, smoothly appearing to have not heard the question.

"Do you remember your mother?" Daedalus reiterated.

"Hardly, I suppose." Icarus replied.

"We'll visit her first thing when we get out of here," Daedalus said basking in memories. "Do you know what I'm reading, Icarus?"

"What is it?" Icarus spoke carelessly. He was occupied in his thought of the sky that they will soon leave.

Icarus grew up in the tower. He liked the idea of leaving the place as was his father always wanted to do. But a part of him wanted to stay. He was content inside the tower.

Icarus have accepted King Minos, their captor. He couldn't careless if they were prisoners, they're fed three times daily, all their needs were given and most of their wishes were granted. With the exception of freedom. What more could they want? The scenery of the land is great in their vantage. So why ask for the greener pasture if they already got themselves in a better place?

"Icarus?" Daedalus asked again. He just noticed that his son was preoccupied, staring outside the tower. "I know, son, that you wanted to go outside. I am too. Just have patient. We will get out of here soon."

Icarus smiled at his father. He couldn't speak out what he had in mind. It was either out of fear or out of love.

"Father, I didn't know you're into animals and human body?" Icarus asked as he approached his father. "Did you asked for this?"

"No, but I did asked for plenty of pillows with freshly plucked feathers," Daedalus replied.

"So, this thing you're looking at?" Icarus asked curiously. "We're going to fly with-"

"Yes! Icarus! We will fly with wings!" Daedalus exclaimed. "But you've got to be secretive about this, don't tell anyone."

Icarus looked around as a response to his father's request. There was no one for them to converse with. They're alone.

"Also, Icarus, this portfolio I have here, it was your mother's. It's a memento I have from her before we left." Daedalus explained. "I'm just a dreamer then. I've no care of what's going on around me, I'm from a well of family. And when your mother came. It seemed, she woke me up. She made me want to realize my dream."

Icarus was surprised of the revelation he was hearing. This was the first time his father opened up to him about his mother.

"And that is why I became an inventor." Daedalus continued. "You see, you're mother's genius when it comes to living beings. And she's the one that introduced me to medical and anatomical science. Then I started shaping what she was teaching me. It was all going good for sometime then she introduced me to more things, astronomy, geography, politics and language. But enough about that, we'll see her soon." He smiled.

Icarus was speechless at the moment. He didn't know much about his mother. He probably won't care much whether he see his mother again or not. His only clear memory of her was when they were taken away, him and his father. His mother shoved him away, and in her mother's words: "I don't like you as a son. I don't love you, leave me."

"You've been oddly quiet Icarus? Are you trying to recollect of how wonderful our family once?" Daedalus asked as his eyes went back to his study.

"I-uhh... yes" Icarus stuttered.

"Is something wrong, son?" Daedalus asked.

"It's nothing, father. I'm probably just tired," Icarus answered and smiled.

"Ah, it must the the excitement," Daedalus said. "You should go and get some rest. But before you do,  would you mind telling me how does birds fly?"

Icarus paused for a moment trying to form the question. Then answers, "Their wings, they use their wings to fly. They flap it real hard and-"

"Oh! That's true but that is not the entire answer."