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If there was something that Eira didn't like, even in the least bit, it was babysitting the new little halfbreed whelp that her father had brought home with him. For him to suddenly announce that not only did she have a brother, a half Wind Tribe brother at that, but that he was coming to live with them from now on... needless to say Eira wasn't pleased. Who wanted someone like the brat around? Add in on top of everything else that he kid was blind as well... so he was, if you asked Eira, nothing more then dead weight! Why was it that Father had brought him home? It was beyond her understanding and she'd done her best to avoid dealing with the kid until today, never happier that her room was a loft room that one had to climb a ladder to get to. It meant that she didn't have to try to hard to escape the kid.

Today though, today was different. Her father had announced over breakfast that he was going out hunting today, that they needed more meat in the stores, as well as various other things, now that they had another member in their family and Eira it would seem was being put in charge of her brother. All she could wonder was what she had done wrong to have to deal with the kid and his stupid mutt, "It really isn't fair, is it Flurry?" She said to the small, glittering sprite that was sitting on her shoulder. The creature gave a shake of his head, as if he didn't understand it either, which earned him a kiss on the head. If there was something Flurry knew well it was that agreeing with his Mistress always got him rewarded.

"I suppose that we should probably do... something. Maybe a walk?" She liked to walk around the village, she tended to attract attention, get presents, compliments, various proposals, it was nice. She worried that being seen with Makani might make her look back, she'd heard the whispers already about what people thought to him, but she couldn't be copped up any longer with the kid. He was too quiet! He just sat there on the pile of furs father gave him, hugging on that spoiled dog of his, and said nothing. It was as though he was just waiting on their father to get home so that he could return to clinging to the man. The only thing that saved Makani from a swift kick in the a** for such a thing was that the boy was their father's son, not some tart trying to get in good with him because he was a beloved member of the tribe and a skilled hunter. How she hated that women were already starting to sniff around now that they knew Herluin's Wind Tribe mistress was dead. While she hadn't approved of such a thing it was better then having another woman in the house at least.

"Eesh, I can't do this anymore." She muttered before she pushed up to her feet and pointed at the boy, despite him being unable to see her do it, "You! Blondie, we are going for a walk, get your boots." She ordered him before whirling on her heel and flounced over to the door to get her own boots on.

Makani knew his sister was nearby, heard to her muttering to the tiny thing that always seemed to be with her, a pet of sorts he thought. He nuzzled against the warm feathers and fur of the Raptrix pup in his arms, eyes ever closed, "Rae... I don't think sis likes me." He whispered against the warm pup who responded with a little whine and a wag of her tail, as if she were trying to comfort him. He got the feeling that there were a lot of people in the area that didn't care for him, calling him a 'halfbreed' and seeming to question why his Papa had brought him back to Zena. It was something he was starting to wonder himself. He knew that Mama was gone but why couldn't he stay in Sauti with his tribe? They seemed to be more welcoming to him. Maybe cause he was born there? He couldn't say for certain, too young to understand the workings of the minds of those around him.

When his sister was suddenly barking out orders to him, telling him they were going for a walk and to get his boots he couldn't help but to lurch to his feet, shuffling slowly forward to try to find where he'd left his boots. As he searched around for them Rae hurried forward to grab them one at a time to bring them over to him, tail wagging fast enough that he could feel it, "Good Rae." He said, patting her on the head before he sat down on the floor, pulling on his boots on before he was back on his feet again, one hand on Rae's fluffy back, and the two of them walked over to where Eira was. She was always easy to find, always seeming to wear some sort of perfume made from hardy flowers that grew out in the snow, "I'm ready." He said, holding up a foot as if to show her.

Eira looked down at the boots before she got her fur wrap, pulling it on around her shoulders, then got a second one, dropping it on Makani's head, "Let's go then." She said, heading for the front door with her brother hurrying to arrange the wrap before he followed after her. The door to their place was closed behind them and soon enough the walk was underway, one that consisted of them heading around the town, Eira taking in everything and everyone, chatting it up with various people with male voices, while Makani remained silent while shuffling along after her. Maybe if he was good, if he was quiet, and if he didn't get underfoot she would start to like him more? He sure hoped so.

The sound of a lot of crashing of various things being knocked up and the none too pleased voices of those that the things belonged to drew Eira's attention. She spotted the Raoti as it came racing toward her and her first instinct was to side step the thing before it dared to try to jump up on her or knock her over into the snow. A moment later though the busty Ice Tribeswoman could care less about the little beast when she spotted the one that was chasing along after him, "Well now, isn't that a nice sight." She murmured to herself, finding that she quite enjoy the sight that was the prentice boy that was coming her way. A shame she was stuck with her brother at the moment or she might have to see about flirting with him a bit, to see if she couldn't get this one into her thrall as she had many before him. Geez, this kid was really meant to ruin her fun, wasn't he?

Crossing her arms beneath her chest in a manner that made it seem that much more impressive she awaited the one that was calling out to the raoti, one named Baroke it seemed, and she gave the cute prentice her best smile as he approached, "It's quite alright." She told him, though truth be told she didn't want the thing so close to her. Such creatures belonged in a cook pot with their hides providing her warmth at night if you asked Eira. Not that she would say as much out loud of course, not wanting to chase off someone that she saw as far more interesting then her little half brother.

Makani on the other hand had turned his full attention to the source of heat that was standing behind him at the moment, lifting a hand up, then moved it slowly forward. He had no idea what it was that was behind him, but he knew it wasn't something that too big and as such he was curious. When his had came in contact with it he knew the name of the creature, not because he'd ever encountered one but because his bed back home was made up of the same soft, warm fur, "Raoti?" He asked of the thing, as if it could respond to him somehow, before toddled forward a little closer so that he could move his hands along the beast's hide, up over it's neck, then started to inspect it's head, finding that it had a neat set of horns that he hadn't known they possessed before now. It seemed to help a lot to get a better picture of what one of them was by meeting it in a still alive state.

"You feel neat. I like you whole." He said, chatting away with the creature that had been trying to hide behind him and his sister. He might wonder what it was hiding from, especially given the change in his sister's mood, but he was more interested right now in the Raoti then whatever had perked Eira up.

Next to him Rae gave a little wuff sound as the Raoti along with a look, one that told the creature that while she might be a pup that she would still bite him if he were mean to 'her' Makani. A look that the boy missed completely due to his lack of sight, merely thinking his beloved Raptrix was talking to the Raoti in the same manner he was.

Eira couldn't help but to smile at Borra, seeing the way that his eyes had linger for a moment on her chest, before rising up and she saw the look on his face that she knew well. He would be another easy one to deal with, wouldn't he? The sort easily distracted by a pretty face and a bit of bouncing, something that pleased her a bit as she was always a fan of a person, well mostly men, that was easy to manipulate. She really didn't like any sort of woman after all, they just annoyed her to no end since she saw them as competition. That was neither here nor there though since none of them seemed to be about at the moment attempting to steal this cutie away from her.

When he spoke of how he was practicing his hunting she couldn't help but to give a happy smile and a little clap of her hands, "An aspiring hunter then? Wonderful! We could always use more men brave enough to take up such a task." She said in a praising manner, glad that there were more of the male Prentice that were going to be aiding her father with that task. Maybe if they got more active hunters in the village then she would be able to see her father more often? Something that she would appreciate for sure, "I wish you luck with your training, even if your friend isn't a willing participate."

As the creature gave a bleating sound Makani couldn't help but to laugh, finding it funny that the Raoti seemed to be 'talking' to him in the same manner that Rae did from time to time, though she made wuffs and yips instead of bahs. He started to pet the Raoti that much more, "It's nice to meet you, your are the first Raoti I've ever met!" He said happily, then gave a sound of awe when his hand brushed against one of the horns that the creature had. Amazing! He had horns! Oh, Makani wanted horns too! The best he had were the crystals on his shoulders he thought to himself.

As Borra bent over to get closer to Makani, something that Eira pouting just a bit as she didn't want to share the cutie with her brother of all people, the young boy gave pause. He could feel the warmth Borra gave off getting closer, as well as his scent, and then turned his head to better listen to what was being said to him, "Yes, this is Rae." He said, before he lifted on hand from where it was resting on Baroke's back and reached it out to touch it to Borra's face, patting it against the other guy's features in a curious manner. He was a lot younger then Papa, wasn't he? Something he could tell quite easily after a few moments of inspection.

The petting was another thing that had Eira a bit displeased, something she hid when Borra asked her if Makani was her brother, something she instantly answered with, "Half brother." As if Borra couldn't tell that she wasn't a pure blood and that Makani wasn't only half Ice Tribe. It was just an automatic thing with her to correct people who called Makani her brother, "A cute trio? Why thank you." She said, unable to help but to preen a bit, pleased with being called cute. She might have preferred ravishing or beautiful but it worked, "As for getting fawned over, not nearly enough but maybe you can make up for that?" She said, crossing her arms 'innocently' under her chest, something that pushed it up just a bit more, something she knew could be wonderfully bedazzling to most male prentice... save for those males that liked other males, another group she disliked.

Eira wanted to chuckle as the other prentice set about blushing in such a cute manner, always rather amused at how easy it was to knock a guy off his feet with the right amount of posing and a smile. They really were simple creatures weren't they? It made her life a whole lot easier though she reminded herself before she gave him another smile, "You are very much welcome. I am sure with a bit more practice on your part others will start to believe in you as well." One didn't get anything for free after all if you were a man... save for if you were someone like Makani she supposed. That was more due to the fact that he was both little and blind, it made her wonder what would happen with him as he grew out of his cute stage. A question for another day though as she had more important and interesting things to think about at the moment, that being Borra.

Of course a moment later he was chatting with Makani, making her wonder if the kid had some sort of magic that made him that he used to bedazzle Borra. What a shame, she had been having fun teasing and chatting with him and now he wanted only to talk with Makani? Not something she cared for in the least bit as she felt her brother should be content with just playing with the animals as the prentices spoke.

When Borra said that Makani was lucky to have 'such a nice older sister to look after him' both of the two siblings seemed to go completely quiet. Both knew that it wasn't quite the truth and as such weren't exactly sure how to respond to the other man's words... though a moment later he was saving them both from having to come up with a proper response when he piped up about how they should go and get something hot to drink and that Baroke would enjoy a break from being chased. Makani shifted in place a moment, one hand on Rae, the other on the raoti, before he asked, "Do you think we could, Eira?" A nice, hot drink sounded good and it meant that he had more time to play with the raoti and hear Borra talk, he found that he liked his voice. It was far more friendly then most he met with in this area.

Eira shifted in place a moment, debated the idea with herself, before finally nodded, "I don't see why not." A hot drink would be good and it meant more time with this particular prentice as well as having someone to chat with that wasn't her brother so it was really win-win if you asked her.

It would seem as though Borra had the complete attention of both Eira and Makani when he mentioned his mother and how she wouldn't mind giving them something to drink. The both of them had lost their mothers in different ways so it made them a bit curious about Borra's mother, not that they were admitting as much. Instead they just nodded when he made the suggestion that they go there, as though that was a little bonus along with the hot drinks.

"Sounds good." Eira finally pipped up, missing the fact that the Roati was trying to warn them off the idea. She didn't really seem to care what the critter wanted, instead caring far more about Borra himself. When he offered the piggy back ride to Makani though she gave a slight pout, "Awww, don't want to give me a piggyback ride?" She asked in a teasing manner before looking down at her half brother. She supposed that if nothing else it meant that she wouldn't have to carry him in order to help him to keep up with their longer strides, something that she liked the sound of. She wasn't the sort that went around doing heavy lifting if she didn't have to. She would much rather get others to do that sort of thing in her place. As such she swallowed down the jealousy she felt, gave a sweet smile, and then added, "It really is sweet of you to carry Makani, it allows him to keep up easier." She had to play nice, it always caused things to go more smoothly after all.

Makani tilted his head to listen to Borra's offer and then his sister's later words about how Borra carrying him was a sweet thing to do. He felt a moment of confusion as to why she was being so nice before he gave a smile, "That would be nice, Borra." He murmured, wanting a piggyback ride. Turning to Rae he said, "Follow after us, alright? And no teasing Baroke." He added, just in case she wanted to chase him in the same manner that Borra had been chasing him. It wasn't something the Roati seemed to like to it was best that his Raptrix didn't do the same.

Eira starred straight back at Borra as the young man seemed to be sizing her up at the moment, likely trying to figure out if he would be able to give her a piggyback ride of not. After a moment he offered to do so 'next time' and she couldn't help but to giggle, "Alright, I will hold you to that." She told him, giving him a little wink before she took a step back, allowing the prentice to see about picking up her brother instead of her. It was the mere fact along that he offered to carry her 'next time' instead of saying something stupid that kept her mood a friendly one. She'd hate to have to take a swing at him since he was quite handsome after all. Not to mention the fact that someone else might see or hear and she really didn't want to lose her cover as being a sweet and gentle person or anything. Best that she keep all the boys wrapped around her little finger where they belonged.

Once Makani was on the prentice's back, clinging to him, he gave a bit of a smile, "This is nice." He said, "Only Papa carries me around like this." The man was big and strong though, far different in feel from Borra build wise, but he still liked the kind young man with the Raoti friend. Unlike a lot of the people that seemed to see Makani as strange and different Borra seemed to look right passed that and just saw him as a youngling. It was a rather nice change of pace from the norm if you asked him.

"Be sure to thank him for the ride, Makani." Eira told her brother, trying to remind him about his manners at the moment. The young woman didn't even give the two animals a glance as they started to walk, sure that they would keep up since the two boys were their keepers. Without Borra and Makani the two would have to fend for themselves which made her more then certain that they were going to follow along, just to make sure that they continued to be fed.

At his sister's urging he gave a nod of his head, "Thank you for the ride." He murmured, flushing a bit as he realized that he'd forgotten to say so. Well, at least Papa wasn't here to hear that he'd been so forgetful he thought to himself. Tightening his hold on Borra a little he tilted his head so that he could listen for Rae, hearing the way that she was bouncing around in the snow at the moment, her steps seeming to be moving at the same pace as the Raoti, meaning that she was likely chasing after him, "Be nice, Rae!" He called after her, just to make sure that she didn't tease the soft, sweet Baroke too much in her enthusiasm. He was met with a 'wuff' of reply, as though she was agreeing to be nice as she continued the chase.

Eira turned to look at Borra as he spoke of having a sister named Sin'qua and how may be Eira could be friends with her because Sin'qua didn't have many. She gave a sweet smile then nodded, "Perhaps." She said though really had little interest in it. Other women were, to her, nothing but competition when it came to having the attention of the men of the village. She had zero interest in having friends that would be in direct competition with her in anyway, instead preferring male friends since they were far more interest. The problem being that this boy seemed to be more devoted to playing big brother to Makani then he did serving her, such a shame. She supposed that meant that she would have to cross him off the list of men that she found to be useful to her... but he could at least be useful in that he would take her brother off her hands. At least he had some use to her.

Makani tilted his head for a moment, as though a little confused by why Eira was being so sweet about the idea of meeting with another girl since he'd heard her say she didn't care for them, but shrugged. Maybe he had heard wrong? Or perhaps it was because Borra's sister didn't have many friends so Eira felt bad for her? Possible he supposed, "I hope that we get to meet her if she is home." He said, not sure if Sin'qua left home a lot to go on long walks like Eira did.

"I suppose that we will only know once we get there." Eira said, hoping against hope that the woman wasn't at home so that she wouldn't have to feign interest in meeting her. This really was becoming far more work then it was worth. If only she could excuse herself with some sort of made of reason for why she couldn't continue on this little walk with the two boys. Her father likely wouldn't be pleased with her running off and leaving Makani behind though so she would need to deal with it, huh? What a bother.

As the Raoti ran about Rae did her best to keep up, tripping over her own big paw from the time to time, tail wagging up a storm. It was obvious that the Raptrix pup was having a ton of fun with her new friend just as Makani was having fun with his new friend. The only one who wasn't in the best of spirits being Eira but she was a master at hiding that, looking as though she were having the time time of her life.

Eira trotted along behind Borra who insisted upon running for some reason, something that she wanted badly to complain about. Eesh, what was so good about running anyway? Didn't he know that ladies didn't run? Given that he was a boy it was pretty unlikely she thought to herself, sighing a little as she did her best to keep up. It wasn't so much that she was out of shape or that she was unable to keep up with him, it was more that she just hated to run. There were others out there, men mostly, who would run around for her, both to fetch things for her and because they were showing off for her. This sort of running around seemed to be more for Makani's entertainment, something else she didn't care for. Today just wasn't her day, was it?

As they finally got to Borra's home Eira sighed in relief, glad that they wouldn't have to run anymore for a while. Crossing her arms over her chest she set to inspecting the place, giving a nod from time to time, then looked over at Borra, "You have a nice place." It meant that they came from a good family, something that always interested her. If she ever decided upon one guy he would need to come from a good family and would need to have a father that was as impressive as hers was, not to mention that he would need to be as impressive himself. Looking at Borra though she wasn't too sure that he was her type. A little too childish and seemed more interested in playing with Makani. Was her brother a little older she would wonder if Borra might be 'like that' but doubted it, figuring that he might instead be the sort that was just immature for his age. Not really her type but he might be interesting for a day.

As they stepped inside, Borra calling out to his mother that he had friends over, Makani gave him one last hug before he was lowered to the ground. The moment his feet touched the floor Rae was at his side, pushing against his hand to show him that she was there. She was his eyes after all and while the Raptrix was having fun playing with the Raoti she knew her place was at Makani's side if he didn't have someone else holding onto him anymore. Resting one hand on the fluffy pup's back he tilting his head toward where he heard Borra's breathing coming from and asked, "Is your mother, father, and sister home today?" It was obvious from his tone that he was a little curious to meet them now after hearing Borra talk about them and making them sound so great. Maybe they would be nicer then some of the other members of the village that didn't seem to like to have a halfbreed in their midst.