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With her sister leaning against her she set her hands to rubbing up and down the girl's back comfortingly. Aelyn had a point though. Some of their siblings were just as bad as merle. Mostly the younger ones. Niiemh tried to correct them from time to time but it only got her so far. Especially since there was an age gap that made it hard to connect with them. The ones closer to her age she usually didn't have a problem with.

Her hands stopped their movement when asked if she would keep in touch with her little sister. "What? Aelyn, of course. The only way I wouldn't keep in touch is if I was dead." And she didn't plan on dieing any time soon.

She shook her head and smiled. Her sister was something else sometimes. "I can't wait to see how beautiful you are all grown up." Nii hugged her again, this time a little tighter so she could gently prod her in the sides. "Don't grow up too fast though."

It wasn't that her and her siblings were unloved just that they were left in the care of someone with twisted views. Their father was always busy or away on business and as the legal wife Merle had run of the estate. It also meant she was in charge of their education and upbringing. Of course Aelyn was lucky enough to have her real mother around. One of these days they would expose Merle to their father and hopefully that would make things better.

"I will stay until I am sure everyone else is safely away." Nii couldn't leave her younger siblings if they needed her. So far she was the distraction Merle needed to leave them be most the time.

She let a grin shine through as she heard her sister say she was expecting a glow up. "Oh? I'm sure we can have one right now if you let me dress you like a pretty lady." She was teasing of course but Nii was confident that if Aelyn put the right clothes on she would be unrecognizable. "You might even be able to trick Viltre." Pulling one over on their brother had to be somewhat alluring considering he was the family trickster.

"Mm? Its not? But I'm the oldest girl. Its my job to make sure my younger sisters have every benefit I had and more." She snugged her sister tightly to her and laughed. "You might make my hair grey before then but I shall see you happy. I mean it." While she did agree that it should be their father's job she also knew the man stayed away on business quite often. When he was home his time was spent with Aelyn's mother when he could get away from Merle and her nagging. "Try not to be mad at dad too much, alright?"