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Iso turned to look at her, also smiling, he couldn't help it, "Hmm?" Oh she looked a little tired, well he could man up, he wasn't all that tired but she and his zanteer looked a little worn, the trick to a good journey was the proper pace. "Oh, I guess we could stop, we made good progress I think." He held his hand out to her to help her to a comfortable place to sit, not that she needed his help, he just wanted to touch her. Kalith churred and bumped them affectionately with his head before curling in a ball and sighing contentedly, Tale was much better then Sauti in his opinion. "Its good to rest the feet," he said tilting his up on a rock and sighing in bliss. "Good Idea Ming." After Tale came Oba which would be their hardest marker, then they would enter Matori.

"So what do you think it will look like in Matori?" he asked.

"Oh thats a good point, I'm glad, especially for his sake," he gestured to Kalith. "The heat will not make him a happy camper but it will be so worth it once he reaches Matori, I don't know how long it has been since he came from there but I'm sure he will be most glad to see it again. His captors were Oban and if they were smart they would have shipped him right away up north because he is new and exotic but that might not be the case.

Kalith's whiskers twitched and he turned his head to see a huge herd of aldabuck milling around. He shook himself a little and settled back down. Intent it seemed on a nap.

Obviously whatever had happened to Ming had been tramatic but he didn't see any visible scars and didn't want to bring back painful memories to haunt her. Without her family being connected to her anymore small talk had become that much more difficult.

"Do you have a favorite familiar Ming?"

Kalith snorted at her, he ate fish, not antelope. He had standards, if it didn't have fins and gills it wasn't worth eating in his opinion. Isolder snickered.

"Really?" His face glowed, "Well I should have known! Sometimes Ming my dear I can be a little dense." She was such a beautiful soul, did he really deserve her? Well he would like to think he did, he hadn't done much overtly awful in his life, but really who had time for a silly moral dilemma. He should be enjoying himself. "I want this, I want this so much Ming'we. To be here with you, adventuring to a new and interesting world."

His younger brothers were grown up enough to be on their own, Isaris in particular seemed pretty happy with his man. And if the catastrophe that had separated them had not have happened, he might not have found Val and Isolder might not have found Ming. He wasn't ready to let go of his family but it was high time he did something for himself for a change.

His heart broke for her, she had lost almost anything. "Well in that case, I'm grateful to the man and I haven't even met him yet." Isolder chuckled. "I'm sure Kalith will perk right up with water, hes just not a land critter that's all. I suppose I would feel the same way if he dragged me through the ocean."

"Maybe he will get a kick out of me learning to swim, can you swim?" he asked curious. Maybe she could teach him how to swim.

"I'm uh, glad to be here for you, since you were there for me." He was a big sap on the inside he couldn't help it, so few things made him mad. He was just a happy guy for the most part, but Ming had been hurt and she had worked her way into his heart. "I want to do whatever I can to help you build the home and the life you want." As long as he got to share it with her of course.

Isolder covered his heart with both hands, "Oh Ming you flatterer!" He chuckled. She had brought him so much joy he hoped to Serin that he could give her the same in return. "Well maybe we can learn to swim together, I'm sure Kalith will be our lifeguard, I don't really fancy sinking to the bottom myself. A lovely view of the fishies sure but I do like breathing."

He kinda wished he had gills, he would be less nervous then. The journey seemed to go a lot faster with someone to talk too, an added perk. "Just so you know, you stole my heart too." He said and winked.

"You know I think the land is changing a little, we must be getting close to something I'm sure."

He grinned unabashedly, "Ow! Who said I was teasing?!" He giggled. "Seriously you do!" He gently stroked her hair as she was so conviniently close to him, and sighed happily. Would that they could stay this way forever. He could wish that she would be in his future forever, that would be nice. He wanted her there very much. Then since he was indeed evil, he wrapped both arms around her and squished her tight to him so he could shower kisses over her face.

Kalith grunted at them, if they were going to carry on like this they would never get to Oba. But even he had to admit their antics were amusing, crazy young pups.

"Oof!" he said as she pinned him, no more than he deserved though. He couldn't stop smiling it hurt his face.

Her question sobered him for a moment. "Faint, most likely. I don't know if there are any even left." He snuggled close to her and just basked in the comfort for a bit. I'm not as worried about the older ones as I was about the younger two. They are what was really important to me."

He was stepping into a new phase of his life, one that had Ming as the closest person to him. He would do right by her like his father never had for his mother namely loving her as she should be loved and taking care of his family. His eyes watered as he thought about it.