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Aysun was what felt like a million miles up in the sky, the breeze blowing through his silvery hair, and he was enjoying the sheer freedom that went along with something that only a few people could enjoy, that being flight. Being off the ground, way up high, and not just because he was in a tree was an amazing feeling. He gave Sunny a little nudge, something that caused her to give a flap of her wings, bringing them up higher into the air. It was something that drew a sound of delight from the young man before he glanced from side to side, then down. It was almost dizzying to look down from up here.

Down, down, down below him were the rest of his beasts, all of them milling about, enjoying themselves in the place that they were staying. He'd found a place that was perfect for his beastly 'family' and he'd be working on building their home soon, hopefully with the help of his twin and... well, anyone else willing to help him out. As he glanced down toward his homestead he noticed another group of beasts heading toward his place, a group he knew well by the colors. Giving a smile he said, "Hey! Sunny! It's Issaly and his group, shall we go say hello?"

The bird gave a long screech of delight before she started to glide down toward the ground in a large spiral. As they started down toward the ground to meet up with Issaly while two members of Aysun's group, Maw and Sinnika, moved to do the same.

After he'd hopped off of Sunshine's back he reached into one of the little pounces at his side so that he could dig out one of Sunny's favorite treats, giving it to her before he said, "You're a very good girl, Sunny!" He couldn't thank her enough for allowing him to fly around on her back since it really was one of the most exhilarating things that he'd ever done before in his life. It was enough that it almost took his breath away. Almost, but not quite, as that would be rather unfortunate, wouldn't it? Better that he kept his sense about him while he was so high up in the sky or else he'd fall to his end in a most embarrassing manner.

Once he'd give the treat to Sunshine, and he'd given her lots of hugs and scratches under her chin he turned to Issaly and gave a smile, "We saw you from up there." Which was grand in and of itself, all of the things that one could see when so high up. Making a motion with his hand around the area where they were standing he said, "I bet you came to see it, huh? The wonderful spot that I found! This is where I will be building my house! Erm... well... eventually. I kind of need to plan it out, get the supplies, all that sort of thing... but soon!"

He'd needed a place with plenty of water for his beasts to drink, enough trees that were strong enough and big enough to support the house he meant to build, all located away from any towns. He wanted privacy and enough room that his beasts could roam freely without anyone wanting to bother them, that was his dream.

Aysun gave a pleased sound as Issaly said that he liked the spot that Aysun had picked out. He gave the place a glance around before he nodded his head, "There is a lot of work to be done now that I have the place picked out but it will definitely be worth it." It was going to be his home after all, which made him that much more eager to get things going. Given that there was so much to be done though he knew that he had to actually stop, think it out, and decide upon where he wanted to start so that he didn't get overwhelmed by it all. After giving Maw a scratch under the chin he watched him as he went racing off with the younger Abysio to play, something that caused him to give a little chuckle. He really was glad that Maw was able to make a friend among his own kind and it seemed that Maw liked it as well.

Turning to look toward the others he dug into his pack, getting out some dried fish, and set it down in front of Saalin so that he take it when he wanted it, "There you go, big guy." He gave the snaptrotter a smile and a nod before pushing up to his feet, turning to Issaly then as he mentioned 'heating rocks' which had him starring, "Heating rocks?" He hadn't heard of those before but if they were useful for aches and pains they were something that he wanted to learn about, not only for himself but his beasts as well. He would do anything for them, learn anything for them, so he saw the rocks as a learning experience.

"If you're aching you can sit in the shade under the trees and I can carry your packs over." He told Issaly, motioning to him to go on ahead. Snapping his fingers he said, "Oh! Volos is in the trees somewhere so he might come down to wrap around you when you sit down. You know how clingy he can be." Best to warn him so he didn't get startled by the appearance of the serpent.

Giving a whistle he called Sinnika over to him, motioning to the pack that Issaly had taken off off of his various beasts, "Sinnika, bring the packs to Issaly." He told the radaku who moved to do just that, picking up smaller packs in his jaws and rushed them over to where Issaly was sitting one by one. As he did that Aysun picked up multiple bigger packs, carrying them over as well, then went back to get a few more. It wouldn't take long for the two of them to carry all the packs over to Issaly, laying them in the shade.

As Aysun and Sinnika went about the task of fetching the packs and bringing them to Issaly it was as the rider in training predicted, with Volos slithering down out of the branches of the tree, onto Issaly's shoulders, before the beast set to wrapping around him. The beast was a very clingy sort, he always had been, and now he was happily wrapped around Issaly, his head resting on top of Issaly's head, tongue flicking out.

"Such a spoiled thing, Volos." Aysun said, setting the last pack down with the others before he sat down on the ground near to Issaly's feet, allowing the radaku to laze across his lap despite his size. He set to stroking his mane which Aysun had done up in lots of little braids, decorated with beads, and said, "How have you been since the festival, Issaly?"

Aysun let his eyes close, for a moment looking very much like any contented animals as he allowed Issaly to stroke his hair. It wasn't really something that he saw as being odd, likely due to the fact that he spent far more time roaming around with beasts then he did with people. The idea that he would be petted too just seemed oddly... natural. Not to mention that Issaly was one that he'd always felt that he could relax around. Just as he was thinking that though the other said 'oh' in a tone that caused his blue eyes to slide open, turning to look his way, "Oh?" He asked, wondering what the 'oh' was about.

Turning to look his way he watched him dig around in a small pack, bringing out a clear bottle that held an herb within it. HE reached out, taking it fro him, and studied it closely. A dangerous paralytic, was it? Definitely something to keep an eye out for so that none of his babies got into it he thought to himself. Giving a smile he said, "Thank you, Issaly. I will be on the look out for this one so that I can keep my pack safely away from it."

After giving a thoughtful hum he asked, "How does it have to be administered to cause issues? Eaten? Touched? Inhaled?" There was a part of him that wanted to find the 'dangerous amount' of the stuff and burn it down but if the smoke was dangerous then that wasn't an option, was it? It might be best just to stay away from the spot he mentioned until he could think of a good way to deal with it. Possibly a magic user that could just use earth magic to bury the lot of it in one fell swoop? It was an interesting idea that he might run by his brother when he caught up with him next.

Aysun gave a humming sound as his ideas for dealing with the plants were shot down, meaning that he would need to figure out something else then, "Perhaps ice magic? From what I gather that stuff is good at messing up plants, right?" Of course he had zero magic of his own so it wasn't as though he could test the idea out. No, he'd have to see if those who were capably of using the magic knew how best to deal with such plants. It also meant that he might end up having to leave this place.

"Hmm... maybe it's time for us to pack up and find a new place to build instead. This place is nice but far too dangerous for my liking." Aysun said, not about to risk his beasts. If that meant moving on and searching anew then so be it. One had to do what was best for their family and the beasts were the family that would be living with him. He didn't want even an ounce of laziness on his part to lead to regret later.

Giving a glance around the area he then shrugged, "Once you're rested up we will start to pack up to go."

Aysun blinked a couple times as Issaly suddenly jumped to his feet, something that caused Volos to hiss in suprise. He turned, watching him scurry off with the keldari still wrapped around him, going to dig around in a pack for a giant book. He listened as Issaly explained about his 'mentor back home' which made him a little curious, though he didn't question him. Instead he merely waited to see what might come of the book... only to watch him trip instead.

As he did so, with the snaptrotter being so kind as to catch his book, while Volos seemed to tighten up from fear. It was something that had Aysun getting up to his feet, walking over to offer the serpent an arm first... and instantly Volos was 'abandoning ship' to wrap around Aysun instead. Once that was done he then offered his hand to Issaly, "Need a hand up, Issaly?" Lucky for him that Volos was pretty tame, he didn't want to see the young Shifter bitten by the snake after all.

Aysun scratched Volos under his chin, glancing toward Issaly, "He's alright, he was just a little startled by your fall is all." The fact that the serpent was wrapped around him and wasn't trying to hide himself showed that he wasn't too scared by it all, "He really does make a good scarf." Not that they exactly needed scarfs in such weather in Tale but the comparison still stood.

After helping Issaly to his feet Aysun stepped in closer to take a peek at the picture that he was showing him, listening as he explained how others had dealt with the dangerous herbs. It sounded nice, that the herbs could be killed in a week's time, but at the same time it worried him. He wasn't sure what he thought about that. Not because it seemed like too long a time but because it felt like too long a time to ask his brother, uncle, or Issaly to hang out in one spot just for him. Would it be better for them all if he moved instead? He hated giving up this spot but he had to think about what was best for everyone around him.

Glancing at Issaly he gave a thoughtful sound, "Since it will take so long to destroy the herbs we can always check out other areas as well, just in case."