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Rishima Post 1

Rishima had returned from his trip to Andile to gather some supplies for himself and Gerraden, having run out of a few things here and there. Upon arriving he found that Gerraden wasn't home yet, leaving him to put everything away. Once it was all put away, his spear included, Rishima moved to sit outside in front of the house that Gerraden had so painstakingly built for the two of them. It was a nice place, though at the moment it was very quiet, causing him to miss Gerraden's presence already.

Laying back on the root he was sitting on, arms crossed behind his head, he allowed his eyes to close. He'd wait for Gerraden to return, then perhaps he'd bring him out hunting. They could use some more meat to cook he thought to himself idly. As he lay there, thinking on how to spend the rest of the day, his antennae set to twitching. Someone was nearby is what they said to him.

Sitting up right, his mismatched eyes popping open, he looked around. He was expecting to see Gerraden standing there but instead found Jerarda there along with one of her little ones. Pushing to his feet he said, "Ah! Jerarda, sister, you came to visit!" He sounded quite delighted, having missed her. It had been a while since they had chatted and now that he was here he was quite excited, hurrying over to the two of them.

Rishima Post 2

As he was pulled into a hug Rishima gave a happy sound in his throat, returning the hug, "I missed you too, sister." He murmured, drawing back after the tight hug that he was given had ended. A shame that Gerraden was away but maybe it was for the best? The pair hadn't exactly gotten along completely, had they? What with Jerarda telling him about when she and another of their sisters tied for Gerraden to a tree. It might be by Aisha's blessing that Jerarda and her little one visited while Gerraden was out.

His full attention was then drawn to the little girl as she called out a greeting to him in a loud voice despite standing right next to him. It was something that caused him to give a soft laugh before he said, "Hello there, little sister. It's nice to see you as well." The only time that he'd see her, as well as her siblings, was when they were still lotuses blooming in the care of Aisha. To see one of them running around like this, it was quite the sight since it was proof that his dear sister had become a mother herself. It was an amazing sight to behold indeed, the look of the children that his sister had together with Aminah. He was quite happy for the both of them.

"I haven't seen you since you were but a lotus. How have you been since then?" He asked of her, finding it funny that this was the second mixed blood youngling he'd met today. It really was a nice thing to see, especially in these times of peace.

Rishima Post 3

Rishima gave a bit of a laugh, "I understand, though the idea of you showing up with three little ones hanging off you does provide a funny mental image." As strong as his beloved sister was he was sure that she could have easily made the trip carrying the lot of her babies, it just would have taken her some extra time. Still, if she brought them to visit one at a time it would give him more time to visit with her, so he wasn't going to protest. Instead asked, "Do you need anything, sisters? Food or water? I just returned from Andile with some supplies so there should be enough to go around." They were guests so he shouldn't leave them wanting.

Turning to look at the girl he gave a smile as she explained how they had been moving really fast through the trees, fast enough that it felt like they were flying, "That sounds like it was a lot of fun." He said, before the next 'whispered' comment that had his antennae twitching while Rishima tried to smother some laughter, "Is that so? I can't quite image my dear sister saying 'lots of bad things' about getting lost." Alright, he easily could, but he didn't want to tease Jerarda too much since her daughter seemed to be doing so well at it herself. It really was cute, the way that younglings seemed to completely lack the filters that an adult or even a prentice might have in place.

"I am glad that you arrived safely, even if you did take a little detour." He added, glad to hear that the trip was without too much incident. He was doing his best to patrol the area around his home to keep out things like menzuri and other dangerous pests.

Rishima Post 4

"Of course, sister." He said, moving to fetch a water skin for her, one filled with fresh water, and he offered it to her. He was only too glad to be able to provide anything that Jerarda might need since she was so important to him, "If you change your mind about food let me know." He told her, not wanting for her to stand on ceremony for him.

Next he moved to fetch another water skin for Shima, offering it to the girl along with some dried meat, "This one is dried aldabuk, the other dried Scorra, both of which come from Tale and were highly recommended by the merchant that I got them from." He told her, giving a smile before he handed off the two stick of dried meat to her. He wasn't too worried about letting her have one of each since he'd gotten plenty. Enough so that he was a little worried it might go bad before Gerr and himself finished it off, so this was only helping to make sure that didn't happen.

"Let me know what you think." He said to Shima before looking to Jerarda, "So, how have you been sister? How is life with your mate and children treating you?"

Rishima 5

Rishima couldn't help but to chuckle, "Gerraden, yes. I know he can be a bit of an oddball, especially with those moments where he seems to go off into his own world, but he's a good man." He said with a smile, his antennae giving a little twitch. Gerraden was cute, following him around like a little radaku pup since they'd met, and it was only recently that Rishima himself had seemed to figure out what was going on. Now that he had he wanted to spend what time he could with him, enjoying their time together even though Gerraden was a bit younger then him.

"The dying forest?" Rishima asked, his eyes going a little wide. She was still investigating that area then? His antennae twitched, a slight look of concern on his face as he said, "If you ever need any help with alll of that, just let us know. Anything you need, I am here for you." And he was sure that Gerraden would follow along after Rishima and thus help as well.

Turning back to Shima he gave the girl a smile, "Not this time, though one day soon I do need to see about going on another fishing trip. I've always enjoyed fishing, it's quite relaxing and fun. Have you ever tried it, Shima?"

Rishima Post 6

Rishima's antennae gave a little twitch before he smiled, glad to hear that his sister would bring him along if the need for such a thing arose. There was a part of him that was worried she might refuse his offer, not wanting to bring anyone else along on her investigations. That she was willing to bring him along made Rishima quite happy. He wanted to be able to help her out after all, he always had, since she was the one who helped him to start on the path that would eventually bring him to where he was now in life. Giving a smile he said, "Just let me know when you decide to head out."

Turning slowly as the girl asked about the dying forest, seeming to want to go as well, he starred at her a moment. He looked toward Jerarda, to Shima, and then back and forth a couple times more. She wanted to go too? His antennae twitched before he said, "Well... going there is a lofty goal, little sister..." He wasn't sure what to say in this situation, not wanting to get underfoot when it came to his dear sister's parenting. There was a part of him that wanted to tell the girl that it would be best for her to get a weapon first before she even considered going into the dying forest, but it wasn't his place.

Instead, as she mentioned fishing, he hoped to turned the subject to that since it seemed safer. A shame that Shima seemed a bit stuck on the dying forest as she asked about fish there, "Ahh... no, I can't say I've ever fished there. In fact I am not sure if there are even fish there." He mused, tapping a finger against his lips in a thoughtful manner. Were there fish there? Given the description he would guess there wasn't? Who was he to say though, if anyone would know it would be Jerarda since she had more experience with that place.

Rishima Post 7

Rishima's antennae gave a twitch as Jerarda spoke with Shima, telling her that she wouldn't allow her children to do anything so dangerous, and that Shima wasn't allowed to even speak about the dying forest with her siblings since it wasn't safe for them. Advice that Rishima agreed with wholeheartedly, not wanting to see Jerarda's children get hurt because they were too eager. At the same time that sort of reminded him of Jerarda when she was younger. Given that she knew all about recklessness it made sense that she would want to try to keep her children from doing what she might have done when she was younger.

Giving a smile Rishima said, "I am sure that you are brave, little Shima, but it takes more then that. You also need things like training and a weapon before you're ready to take on such scary things." He told her, then gave a bit of a laugh, "Yes, I've seen your mother fight too, she's quite formidable. Definitely worth emulating."