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Keelthy poked at the fire in camp, he hadn't felt like going to the market today, so he lazed around camp. Really he would have to find a day job to keep him busy while his dance muse was on the fritz, maybe he could con Reill into a dance session instead of battle practice once in a while, it would keep Reill's footwork precise and it would greatly ease Keelthy's boredom. Their Janarim yawned on the other side of the fire and got up, his nose in the air. Casually he just walked off.

"Oh no you don't." Keelthy stomped after him intending to turn him back, but then he thought about it for a bit. He had nothing to do, so why not follow? Whatever trouble Xarthin got into would be a puzzle for Keelthy to solve. His mind desperately needed excersize. He had started to count stones he was so bored and as a lad with an active, constantly turning mind, that was just not acceptable. Something had to be done, something interesting!

Xarthin led him through the settlement, there were many different people here and he found that as they kept going the number of fire people diminished steadily. He wasn't sure if he should be nervous or not.

Xarthin of course knew she was close as he could still smell her, he put his nose to the ground while Keelthy came up chattering at him with his puny human noises. Xarthin flicked his tail so Keel could find him.

"What are you looking for you great oaf?" Keel peeked around the janarim but could see nothing unusual. "I hope its just food because if you have scared the crap out of someone how am I to explain you."

Stubborn brat. Keel sighed. "If there is someone out there its okay, just come out slow so he doesn't get all excited. And if there is no one there then I am talking to myself and making a complete and utter fool of myself...again." He glared playfully at Xarthin and patted him on the head, almost getting nudged off his feet for his troubles. "You really don't know how scary you are do you?" Keel said, lifting up the great fanged head that they had grudgingly grown to love over time. He pulled it back and forth as though Xar was shaking his head. "I thought not." He was positive not all Janarim were patient enough to be manhandled this way but Xarthin just blew breath out on him..which was punishment enough. Keelthy choked on the putrid stench.

Keelthy watched a woman seemingly sprout from the ground. Wow that took great stealth, she probably made a wonderful dancer and warrior from the looks of her..heavy on the warrior. He swallowed. "I'm so sorry, hes kind of hard headed, we are working on it, I think he thought you smelled interesting....otherwise I don't know why he would have bothered you.

The janarim approached slowly and Keel thought he might just be disturbing the peace like he was always so wont to do. And this was ..well not exactly a pet but a representative of the brothers and their house (shanty). "Again, I'm sorry, we are sending for someone who can teach us more. Apparently there is a shifter around here who has some experience with them, unfortunately we don't we left Oba too soon...due to extraneous circumstance." Keel walked up and tugged on Xarthin's tail trying to get him to leave the poor woman alone.

Well this was a fine fettle..why was it always him who got stuck with the janarim when it did something embarrassing? Was it because he spent more time with it, or because the janarim liked to torture him? He was thinking the later, as Reill usually laughed uproariously when he heard of what Keel had to go through with their...pet. He was sweating bullet by now, and walked up to try and pull Xarthin away by a horn. Considering how big the janarim was, this didn't work, not one bit. "Oh you, come now, leave her alone!" He squawked and yanked hard. He had a lithe dancers body not layer upon layer like his brother was starting to develop. Ugh why couldn't they have a rodent?!

"Yes well in my family one does not simply become a dancer, if they do not choose between a sword a spear or basically a mallet then they have to go through a terrible public ordeal, of course father, who could have stopped them in their tracks mind you, was not there sadly, I bet he is still slamming heads against walls. Alas here me and my brother are safe and sound, I can dance and he can play with his sword buddies to our hearts content. And I wouldn't be out here if not for this brat so its kind of a viscious circle I think, I'm sorry again, It wasn't my intent to sick him on anyone, he sicks himself. Fortunately hes not entirely viscious."

Keel dipped his head respecfully and relaxed a little when her shiney blades went back where they belong whew. "My name is Keelthy and its er my pleasure? To meet you. I don't know what the protocol is for almost scaring the life out of someone, I myself am not inherently scary, I hold weapons like others would hold venomous snakes. By the tail with two fingers far away from the body.' He demonstrated.

Keelthy wasn't one hundred percent sure why it was so important to him that this alkidike woman understand his circumstances. Maybe he didn't want to make an enemy of her. He thought she might be affronted that he was here.
"Through the peace treaty we are allowed to settle where we are, and for now I would much rather be here then at home. Well its not precisely home there or here. But where my brother and parents are is."

Maybe she had never had her heart shattered like he had, without Reillan he would have buckled, and then again maybe she had, he wasn;t the only one to have a bruised path he was sure. His enthusiasm for this venture seemed to drain out of him and in an attempt to reclaim it he shoved those thoughts away.

"Think twice before you get a janarim, they can be a pain int he butt, although once won over I understand that they can be helpful. I'm not even sure what he would do if Reill or I were Attacked. Maybe watch, maybe defend us." he shrugged. "He behaves a bit like a teenager to my mind."

"I don't think so, we have too much growing up to do." He was looking forward to that, growing up with the most important person in his life. Where would their path take them? Back to Oba? Sauti, Matori? It was a big question mark, but he did want to see his poor father and mother again. That he would approach when he and his brother were more able to deal with it, a little older a lot smarter.

"I don't think I have ever seen a kinfa, what do they look like? How big do they get?" They sounded much cuter then Xarthin.

"Xarthin is his name. Eheh, he is powerful, thats the problem, he has his own mind too." He patted the beasts nose. "I don't think he will hurt you if you would like to touch him, I think he kinda likes you actually. He doesn't not growl at too many people." Keelthy grinned and moved his hand up a bit to make room for hers if she so chose. He figured his own touch would reassure him. He was thinking a kinfa might make a good pet. More feather less claw.

"Really? They sound a lot cuter then fangy here. If they don't live in the jungle where should I look for one?" He asked, growing more and more fond of the idea of one of these creatures. He was sure if you raised something from a small size that it would be better trained then the already grown ones, he thought that Xar might be young, maybe they were more fortunate then they thought that he wasn't older.

Xarthing nudged the hand in a friendly manner. "I think he likes you, and thats not really that common he has picky tastes when it comes to liking people, hes not altogether that fond of market streeth either, maybe because there are too many people." Keel mused and smiled at the pair, he took his hand off completley, and Xarthin didn't seem to mind much at all. Maybe he was just glad that Bhima wasn't yet another dude. Keel snickered. "Maybe hes just tired of guys."

"Are the kinfa from that rocky place? Sauti, I think its called."

His name is Xarthin, and he kinda found us, well he found Reillan who unfortunately sucks at climbing trees so he went for fight instead of flight. Xar batted him around a bit, and has since slept between or beside us like every night since. It is my humble opinion that he has just reached or is nearing full growth and as such is still a teenager in attitude, he likes to tease abominably. "

"I think its a bit harder for Reill to understand him, but I'm not entirely sure why."

Keel patted one of Xarthin's horns, "Would you like some tea? Our camp is just on the other side of the trees, its getting rather large but I see no reason why you can't come for some tea and treats. If someone starts trouble I'm pretty sure Xar will vouche for you."

The Janarim had curled himself around the alkidike and hummed happily at her.