Welcome to Gaia! ::

Maslin grinned as Kavanna spoke, oh he could definitely make his way through the city to visit at least a few times. He didn't know for sure what his future schedule would be but there was bound to be some free time he could use. It'd be a little bit of a trek but this sort of thing was well worth the energy it'd take. Maybe he could make her something nice in return, some sort of small mechanical knickknack that she'd find useful or charming. Raised among trader's Maslin was naturally inclined to repay favours as best he could and he had a somewhat limited skill set right now.

Maslin nodded in thanks to Kavanna before directing his attention back to Dom as the younger boy began to speak.

"Sounds like have a nice big family, those are always the best kind." Despite being an only child Maslin had never been lonely. Several cousin's his age traveled with the caravan and a couple of his aunt's and uncles had always been available for a bit of fun. " Do you have any favourites?" Favoritism came naturally to Maslin and he also wanted drag the smaller boy away from a topic that clearly upset his mother. It wasn't the same look his own mother gave when his father came up in conversation but there was a tangible sort of unhappiness that he could feel at the mention of Gamma.

It sounded to Maslin like Damian was pretty fond of sweet treats. He wondered if that plus his desire to be like the treat bringing relatives meant the smaller boy wanted to be a a pastry chef someday. It was probably impossible to tell what the other hybrid actually meant by wanting to be like someone at his age. Maslin didn't even fully remember everything from when he was that small and definitely not what he'd wanted to be when he grew up.

"Hmm, my favourite uncle is Mavros, he's always got time to talk to me and he's always showing me his crafting secrets." Maslin had found his mother's youngest brother to always have an sympathetic ear available for him as well as time to show him some neat little trick on how to make metal bend just so or how to design things that appealed to the skeptical eye without being overly intricate. Mostly though he liked how his uncle Mavros didn't usually treat him like a little kid even if he was still quite young. It was part of why he'd felt so bad when he'd had his sledding accident and ruined the gift from him.

Maslin was not used to people taking a shine to him so quickly if at all. Damian's quick approval of him was surprising and honestly it felt good in a way he couldn't quite describe. While he hadn't gotten much thinking done this afternoon maslin was quite pleased with his choice to come to the lake today and what had happened instead. He had found the smaller boy to be amusing and charming company and his mother equally interesting and full of the potential for friendship.

When it became clear that the meeting was at an end Maslin nodded firmly at Kavanna's question and held his hand out to Damian " I promise I will come visit," he swore, gaze shifting from the elder Dovaa to her hybrid son. He truly wanted to see these people again and make the most of the time he would have being near to them over the winter.