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Incanthis moved through the house that was, presently, completely quiet, making his way down the hall to where Abie would be located at the moment. He was probably sleeping and if his nightmare wasn't as bad as it was he wouldn't be bothering him. He felt a little bad going to bother him but he couldn't quite stop shaking at the moment and the old brand on his shoulder felt as though it were on fire. Maybe... maybe he could just take Junior and go back to his room with him? It wasn't nearly the same as curling up with his friend but it would be something, right? He'd just have to see when he got to Abie's room he supposed.

He gave a glance back and forth down the hallway, as though expecting any of the specters that haunted him to be waiting there, but he was alone, even if those specters still haunted his mind. Giving another shiver he slipped into Abie's room, walking forward as quietly as he could. The first thing he did was to moved over to where snaptrotters were sleeping, giving them a once over to make sure that they were all present and accounted for, as well as sleeping comfortably. Junior seemed to be under two of his other siblings meaning that he aught to leave him be. Were he to try to take him now he'd just disturb the whole clutch and get them to chirping which would likely wake up Abie anyway.

Walking away from their bed he then moved to the one Abie was staying in, sitting down on the edge of it, and did little more. He didn't want to bother his friend so maybe just sitting near to him and taking in some calming breaths would help? At least he sure hoped so he thought to himself as he rested his clasped hands in his lap, his eyes closing.

Incanthis gave a slight jump, turning to glance at Abie, then gave a soft sigh, "I apologize... I didn't want to wake you up I just wanted... I don't know, to be near to someone for a while." He murmured, feeling a little bad for having disturbed Abie's sleep. Maybe he should have sat down on the floor so as not to shake the bed? He also could have sat down near to where the clutch was sleeping as well, though it would have been worse if he'd disturbed the lot of them since they could make quite the racket if they got excited over something. He supposed that either way he might have ended up waking up Abie, something he felt guilty over since he really did need his sleep given all the little ones that were in his care.

"Ahh... sorry... my mind wandered." He admitted, then lifted a hand to clutch his shoulder for a moment where his brand lay, "It was... a bad dream. I should be used to them since he's haunted my dreams since I was a child." At the time that Issao was alive Incanthis had to deal with the man berating him during his waking hours and in his dreams, and even now after the man's passing he was still dealing with him. Not just him either, there were others that haunted his sleep these days as well, all Obans, though he wasn't quite certain which one was worse.

Shifting so that he could better face his friend he lifted a hand, soothing it through Abie's sleep mussed hair, "You can go back to sleep, I know you have a busy day ahead of you where the babies are concerned."

Incanthis gave a little jolt as his friend wrapped an arm around him, pulling him backwards. He remained stock still for a moment before he started to slowly relax. It took him a moment to do so but he was finally able to lean into Abie, a soft sigh escaping from his lips... a sigh that ended in a bit of a gasp of surprise as Abie laid a cool hand over the brand on his shoulder, "It... always hurts, as though it's newly placed, whenever such dreams assault me..." He murmured, Abie's cold hand did help though as far as soothing away the pain went. A temporary buffer, hopefully one that would work until he was able to win out over the grasp his dreams held over him.

Turning his head slightly he gave a bit of a smile, "You really are sweet, Abie." He murmured when the younger male told Incanthis that he'd protect him. He really had been doing his best to do just that, hadn't he? Even if it was just allowing him to stay near to him it meant a lot to Incanthis. Better that he stayed in this place instead of being forced to wander around on his own after parting with his last master. He wasn't sure what he'd of done without the twins and their patrons to be honest.

As the other started to speak again, about Incanthis's dreams, and what Incanthis would guess were Abie's dreams as well, he gave a slow nod, "The only solace I have is that when I wake up at least the figures from the nightmares won't be hovering over me, barking insults and orders even in the waking world. Still... I feel as though if I turn around they will be right there, wanting to drag me back to..." He trailed off, shaking his head. He ddn't want to think about it, instead lifting a hand to hold onto Abie's hand where it still lay on his shoulder. As close as the Matori was he was likely to be able to feel and hear Incanthis's heart racing even as he tried to get his fear under control. Those people, they were gone now, he didn't have to worry about them... well, at least not while he was awake that was.

"Well... you're at least sweet to me." He said, something that he was eternally grateful for, in ways that Abie couldn't understand. Well, maybe he could, the both of them had seemed to lead rough lives, jerked around by the Obans, though even after all of it Incanthis couldn't hate them all. Sure, he feared them to a degree, but he didn't hate them all... just a handful of them. He couldn't find it in him to hate an entire group of people just because a few of them had wronged him... especially when a few had stuck their necks out for him to make sure that he got away from his previous master.

Giving a bit of a smile he said, "Thank you, Abie." Incanthis knew that feeling, how one regretted what they couldn't do as a child. Not that they should feel guilty over it, it wasn't their fault, children weren't exactly powerful after all. Still... he couldn't help but think back himself and wish that he'd been stronger, that he could have somehow stood up to his father. As though such a thing were possible, just hearing the man's name could still strike fear into Incanthis's heart after all. Not something that he wanted to think about though. If he let his mind wander too far down that path he'd find himself buried in thoughts of the past.

The kiss to his shoulder was enough to jolt him out of his thoughts, causing him to glance at Abie with wide eyes, before giving a nod of his head, "Thank you, very much." He murmured, leaning back into his friend a little more. While he still felt a little guilty about waking him up this was what he needed it seemed, close contact that wasn't in any way frightening or violent, that allowed him to relax and recover.

Incanthis turned as he heard a familiar scratching sound, that of the snaptrotters escaping from their bed. He almost expected the entire lot of them to arrived but instead it appeared as though it were just two very familiar ones instead, Laqui and Junior. Likely a good thing since the entire nest of them would have easily taken over the bed not leaving much room for Abie and himself. Reaching a hand out he set to scratching Junior under the chin lightly, then did the same for Laqui. He hadn't wanted to worry the pair of them, but it seemed as though he had. Hopefully some belly scratches would get them lulled back to sleep. They were just babies after all and they needed their rest.

"Alright you two, try to get back to sleep." He murmured to the pair, knowing that the whole lot of them would be running around like crazy in the morning and he didn't want the pair to fall behind because they'd been up all night. Turning to look at Abie he said, "You should probably get some more sleep as well. I know that the clutch keeps you busy, especially come feeding time." Poor Abie would be over run for sure if he was over tired during feeding time, not something that he wanted to see happen.

He wondered if maybe he aught to offer Abie some help? After a moment he said, "I don't know nearly as much as you do about the little whelps but if you need any help I'm here. Especially since I am the one that disturbed your rest." Best that he at least offered some help even though he wasn't quite sure what he was doing when it came to more then one of the little ones. He played with Junior a lot, sure, but as many as Abie had... that was a little above him. Still, he'd at least try to help out if he could.

Incanthis gave a slow nod, "I... really should go back... there is a lot there that I am curious about. I am also kind of... afraid. There is also a lot that I would need to face were I go return there." He admitted quietly. The idea of having to face some of the dangers, not to mention a lot of his past that he didn't want to think about. Still, it would be better then staying in Oba were he was haunted by even darker things. He wondered if he should just end up settling down permanently in a place that was neither Jauhar or Oba? That left quite a few places, though which one he might actually want to live in became the question.

"Ah... Aqio wants to stay behind?" He asked, a bit surprised by that. The idea of the twins splitting up, it seemed rather sad to him. Wouldn't they be lonely? He knew that he was lonely without his brothers, especially with his fears of them hating him for all he'd done in his life time, "So long as you told him that he's always welcome to join us." Something Incanthis would tell him as well when he next saw Aqio.

"Huh? Oh... well... I was always good with little ones. Not something that exactly impressed my father any, but it made me happy to take care of them."

"Thank you, Abie. Your support might be one of those things that I will need in the future." He felt a little bad leaning on someone younger then he was for support but at the same time it was a good thing. He couldn't survive forever alone, he knew that, so instead he'd need to work hard for what the future might hold for him. Of course, before any of that he'd need to break free of the shackles of the past. The first step really was the hardest one, wasn't it? Still, where as he once felt as though he were stuck and unable to move forward Abie and many others helped him to get free of that 'stuck' feeling.

Giving a smile he shifted himself so that he could wrap an arm around Abie, his hand stroking the boy's fluffy hair in a soothing manner, "This is... nice. Very relaxing to be able to lay down like this with someone and actually be able to just... talk." As well as sort of cuddle with him and whelps, feeling a bit as though the two of them were a part of the snaptrotter's group.

"Heh, he is good guy too. It must run in your family." So long as the two of them were alright with going their separate ways but meeting up with one another later then he supposed it should be alright.

Incanthis seemed to fall quiet for a moment, giving a soft sighing sound, before he said, "My mother... she was wonderful, not to mention strong. Given have our father was she had to be strong..." He murmured, his eyes closing for a moment so that he could picture her in his mind, "It was a difficult thing, to follow after her... I wanted to do what she did, to help others, while my father wanted all of his children to be warriors. It just wasn't something I could do myself though I worry for my brothers. They might even now be following his words."

"I wish that you could have met her." He wished very much that she was still around... if she were then he'd have gone home the moment that he'd been able to. Even if his brothers were angry at him for what he'd done he knew that his mother would have welcomed him home. How he'd of loved that... but even if that weren't the case at least he had Abie to get hugs from? Not that he wanted to admit how much he was enjoying the snuggles he was getting at the moment, "If you don't mind me asking... what happened to your family?"