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Akel had been surprised to see her Niece the day Enya had showed up but it had been unpleasant. However, she was still unsure of what to do with the girl. Mostly because it always seemed like she was scared of Akel.

So it was an even bigger surprise to see the girl hip deep in some water when Akeldama was on her way home from gathering local poisons. She lifted a brow as she watched her Niece and took the time to lean against a nearby tree. She made sure that she wasn't hidden from Enya so as to not scare her. When the girl made a move to strike at a fish she gave a slight smile. Her form could use a little work but it wasn't bad.

Amusement flitted across her face at seeing the fish slowly move away from her Niece with the trident still in it. Akel watched as the fish flopped when it was brought out of the water. Her eyes remained on it until she noticed Enya turning to face her fully. She dropped her gaze to the girl and noticed the smile seemed to stop. It seemed that her Niece was still scared of her to some degree.

The question about being hungry made her tilt her head and consider the fish again before she pushed off the tree she was leaning against. Akeldama got closer to the water's edge before she spoke. "Hm. You'll need more than one fish to feed both of us. Might need one for Pruu too." Unless Enya got a bigger fish that could be split between the two of them. If her Niece was anything like her girls then she'd eat more than a little bit.

She didn't doubt that her Niece was capable of getting more fish but she wondered if she could maybe give pointers about technique as she did. The comment about being reprimanded caused Akeldama to press her lips together and shake her head slowly a few times. "No. I heard Pruu and in our house we don't reprimand more than once." She felt that if her wife got it done then she didn't need to add to it. Besides, it wouldn't do anything other than make the girl uncomfortable.

Akel squatted down at the waters edge and focused on the liquid. "What made you come for a visit? It's nice to see you, I am simply curious." Akel wanted to see if her Niece was running away from home problems or if she just had a wandering spirit that needed answering.

The answer she got did sound petulant but Akel kept that thought to herself. Instead she watched as her Niece went for another fish and continued to tell her side of things. The mention of her own girls going to see Enya only brought a smile to her face. Pruu hadn't exactly been excited for that. Not that she stopped them. As the fish landed on the shore her eyes followed it for a moment. When it seemed like Enya was done speaking, at least for the moment, she lifted her gaze toward the girl.

"Zinris was not exactly a good memory for your Mama. It might not be as bad for you as it was for her." A slight cringe showed on her features. While she might not have been like the others she didn't go out of her way to stop things. "And while she trusts your Aunt she still worries that you could face some of the things she did." Akeldama reached up to lightly scratch at her right cheek with one finger. She remembered the family fighting that had occurred early on before her own girls were bloomed. She tried to stay out of it unless it upset Pruu, then she put her foot down.

"How has it been so far? Anyone your Aunt Pruu and I need to have a chat with?"

Akel laughed a little at the term she used to describe herself. "Oh yes, you are odd. So are Alizeh and Luleta. So is Pruu. So am I." Everyone was odd in their own way. Heck, Akeldama had taken more to poisons than anyone else really should have. So much so that when a sister was infected with one the local healer came to ask her for help in getting rid of it. It also meant that when someone got infected she was suspect.

As there was mention of whispers Akel gave a small hum and nodded her head. "I see.." Her eyes turned down, also making her head move a bit so that she could inspect her nails. A fake interest in the things honestly. They were stained black from poisons and she never cared to clean them of it. "Hmm. I doubt they will ever be brave enough to say it to you directly. They might end up with some Keldari venom in their tea if they did." She said it casually. Knowing the younger ones were nicer made things a little better.

Finally she dropped her hand back to her side and looked back at Enya. "Well, while you're here would you mind if I worked with you on your form? Its a bit sloppy." She motioned toward Enya's trident with her own spear.

Akel gave a slight smile to the question of the venom in other's tea. "I don't take kindly to people upsetting my family. That does include you." Moving on from the subject she watched Enya's form.

When she stopped and gave the trident a bit of a spin Akel lifted her shoulders slightly. "Not too bad but you could be better." Especially if if she'd started off with swords. The fundamentals on how to wield the two weapons was different. The comment about being better underwater made her grin. "That's great for fishing not so much for fighting." Unless Enya planned to lure her enemies into the water and attack them there.

"Don't hunch so much when preparing to throw. You need your back muscles for the throw and your arm as the guide." A common mistake was thinking the throwing power came from the arm. Akel had thought the same thing when she'd started but quickly learned it was in the back and shoulder. The arm was just for aiming.

Enya was like her mother alright. Akel didn't judge though. There were plenty of fighters in the family to make up for it. Still, she wanted her Niece to know how to throw her trident properly to avoid a self injury. So when she adjusted as instructed she nodded her head. "Better. Above water that will help. Give it a try." She motioned toward the water so that Enya could try for another fish.

If the ended up with a lot of fish then that was fine. She could use them for information gathering. Akeldama wasn't going to let go of the fact that the older Elaria wanted to whisper things about her Niece.

"You might get good enough to take me in a fight, who knows." Not many could claim that ability. Pruu was able to best her sometimes. There was couple other sisters that could also do it but their weapons were more well matched to go against her spear. Like the bow for example.