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Aphismet chuckled. If that was Ebony's way of telling him that she didn't feel like training today (and it might very well be, as the proud woman would not otherwise admit to such a thing EVER), then Aphi wouldn't press the matter.

"Well then, let's skip training and go straight to making something good to eat! What would you guys like? With all these delicious things, it's hard to pick just one thing... Some kind of vegetable bake, for sure. Wiiith... Hm. Chicken? Fish? or Pork?" Aphismet thought out loud as he emptied the bag on the counter, making sure to speak loudly enough so that the others in the Dining Room could hear.

Rivener rolled his eyes. "Oh god. A Book. You found a whole book of pranks?! Of all the books in the world, why did that one have to be here, ready for you to find." The Scorpion sighed. "Please don't practice all thos pranks on ME, alright? I'm going to lose patience with you very quickly."

The glare that snapped up from the dining room table was as cold as any glare given from the demon Mephistopheles himself. Him? Join them for a run? An immediate disgust welled up in Isi's chest as he glared down the woman. Did she not know? Would he like to? Of course he would. Could he? Now that was an entirely different matter. He couldn't. Just that question was enough to send Isi tumbling off the edge of a cliff, but he kept himself precariously balanced on the edge, windmilling his arms so that he didn't fall. The hair on the back of Isi's neck bristled, like the pines from an agitated hedgehog. That question was just a bitter antagonizing reminder to his...incapabilities and it angered him to no end that he could rise up to meet the challenge. That was the one thing he couldn't prove to people... He couldn't run for them.

So, instead of giving her a polite shake of the head, like he would've done on calmer days, Isi simply narrowed his eyes at her with a clear defined hate and went back to tying the circle of twigs together with glue and leather and string. He hoped that Aphi would dive in and save him from her naive suggestions and questions. He was in no mood to try and save himself, much less support himself and wear a mask for the guest's sake.

Eiry nodded excitedly and a pure joy just seeped like tree sap from his ear-to-ear smile. He even spun around in the air, trailing his ribbon delicately in the air so it got stuck on the side of one of the yellow books. Then, bouncing up to Rivener, Eiry curled his fists beneath his chin and begged like a hungry puppy, yearning for attention, "Oh, brother, brother! I promise I won't practice ALL the tricks on you... But I was hoping you'd do some of the tricks with me!" Eiry gave a big hopeful smile. He hadn't been so excited before in his short life before, "Pleeeeeeeeeease? Just a couple! And they don't all have to be right now. Just us? Please?"

She was very aware of the tenseness in the room now of which she'd felt earlier from her entrance in the room and yet it had seemed to double in strength in mere moments. Of course Ebony had not meant any ill will towards the tired youth as she had not yet been truly aware of Isi's condition. Just as he was sitting now, when Ebony had first met him, Isi had been sitting behind a booth. So two and two had not yet been placed together to come up with the correct answer of four.

Normally, she would have pried to know the meaning of why he was now glaring at her. Yet, the feeling emitting from him and the anger in his eyes was enough to stop her in her tracks if not also for Aphismet's interference. She silently looked towards Aphismet near the kitchen then back to Isikoro before she knitted her brows in semi-understanding and confusion. A slight, silent bow of her purple-haired head towards Isi once again as a way of an apology for whatever it was she'd said to upset him before she quickly joined Aphi in the kitchen. Hopefully, she would do more good there.

"Your vegetable bake sounds good. Maybe we can make some kind of soup too. Chicken soup?" She didn't really know what she was suggesting, rather just trying to move the conversation on from the train wreck she'd caused. Ebony rolled up the sleeves of her jacket. "Just tell me what I can do to help."

Aphismet sighed to himself, pleased at having salvaged his brother's mood somewhat. He turned a grin to Ebony, watching her get ready for hard work. She certainly didn't shy from a chore, did she? "If you'd like to help, you certainly can, although as a guest it would be better if you simply sat down and took it easy." He chuckled, knowing she probably wouldn't accept that option.

"Well if you insist, you can help me clean the vegetables for the bake. In the meantime, I'll start on the chicken soup, which is a great idea, by the way. Sounds delicious."

Aph made his way to the fridge and took out the ingredients he would need that Ebony hadn't provided, such as stock and chicken.

Rivener sighed, somehow doubting his brother's words would hold for very long. Still, he rolled his eyes and let his arms drop to his sides in defeat. "Alright, fine. So, do you want to do a trick now, is that why you're so happy?"

Rivener could imagine getting all the blame if something happened, since Aphi would play the "You're his big brother and you should know better" card. But, he had said he would help. Hopefully, Rivener would be able to minimize the will-o-wisp's damage.

Isi, after finally fixing the net to the circle of wood, began wrapping a long thing leather strip around it's edges. The leather would keep the web in place and give strength to the circle. The work was tedious, but Isi was more than content to keep himself and his mind occupied. As he weaved it in and out of the circle, he felt himself calm with each passing and soon he was done. In fact, by now he was lightly listening to the conversation between his brother and the newcomer at the edge of his consciousness. Tying the leather and gluing it down with a hot glue gun, Isi finished the ring and began work on fastening bits of string, feathers, beads and other odd assortments to decorate the bottom of his dream catcher. He was missing some utensils though. He wanted to put a fork, spoon, and a knife onto the dream catcher along with his thimble, paper clip, and bell. Earlier that morning he had drilled holes in the handles of three utensils, but they were still sticky so he had washed them and left them beside the kitchen sink. With a sigh, Isi put down his work and he reached for his crutches. Standing up to his feet and fitting his arms into the firm clasps that held his arms, Isikoro made his way into the kitchen.

As he entered, he could hear Aphi and Ebony talking of the assorted pets he had in their household. Without even looking at Ebony, he passed her by and said dully, "Seven including the raevans." Hobbling past Aphi, Isi moved over to the sink, picked up the drilled utensils he left drying by the sink and placed them into his mouth so he could carry them. He would've carried them with his hands, but they were preoccupied. So, with the swing and spin of his crutches, Isikoro made his way out of the kitchen and back to the table.

Eiry nodded his head happily and he said, "I've been saving the plastic film containers from your camera that you throw in the garbage and I managed to find," he said with special emphasis on the word 'find', "This box of alkesetser, baking soda and some vinegar!" A playful grin spread from ear to ear and he nodded excitedly at Rivener. With a laugh, the raevan bolted away without a word and disappeared through the walls. A few moments later he returned with his arms full of the supplies.