Was she .. smiling at him?

The boy blinked. No one smiled at him. No one other than Roma. Everyone else tried to keep their eyes off him, and when they did have to look at him, it was the visual equivalent of holding ones breath to quickly pick up something smelly. But she seemed to be smiling. Not knowing how to react, especially without Roma here to tell him, Ru'in frowned slightly, his brows furrowing with confusion.

That makes sense.

Oh. He hadn't expected that either. Normally the things he said rarely made sense to anyone - either because of how think his voice was, or because he didn't take the time to explain the context of his thoughts. Alright then.., he thought, his frown disappearing. At least he wouldn't need to explain.

Did you know we’re cousins? Romina told me that Auntie Ru said that.

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error. does not compute

And it really didn't. Partly because Romina told him everything that he needed to know, and partly because it seemed so strange. Ru'in's eyes narrowed disbelievingly, though quickly moved to the shape of the deer prancing on her back. Was that supposed to reinforce the idea that Romina had been the one to tell her? Or to suggest that the way they were related was on Ashamin's side?

He didn't believe it, but if Romina had said .. Mentally he marked the filly, for the boy took his sister's word as gospel, and if this girl was using her name and slandering her words, he would return for her.

"Ahlright." He agreed, nodding his massively horned skull. He wasn't exactly sure what he was suppose to do with that information, even if it was true. Family meant little to the boy - the only family he truly cared for was Romina. She was his everything, the rest of them merely shared his blood, but not his love.

Not for the second time, Ru'in's eyes darted to the firey creatures on his cousin's back. A thought seized his youthful mind. If those flames gave off heat, they could potentially be useful in the machines that he made ... he could make a moving creature for Romina! The colt's muddy and pale eyes moved back to the bright spark of Kiada's gaze. "Ahrr those flahmes hawt?" He asked with genuine interest, his voice sounding much softer now and less like sand paper.


@Kiada