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Azure · (This post was last modified: 06-03-2020, 12:23 PM by Azure.)

Azure shrugged, the gesture regarding the situation looking more relaxed then he really felt. "We'll see. He's not happy with me." The boy resisted the urge to send a pointed glare her way - a declaration of 'it's your fault I got that first strike' - though he really was committed fully to being good today, even if his thoughts didn't exactly match his intention. She dropped it quickly however, and Az nodded his agreement.

He was curious at what her reaction to his admittance may be, whether Mortis had already told her the story in some twisted way to make him out to be the bad guy or not. Something had happened to his brother the season prior, he'd changed. It was like he'd forgotten the cliff entirely and Az wanted to know if he was simply hiding the fact he remembered or truthfully had some change of mind. "I know." He agreed easily, tossing her a grin. If anything it was a compliment, Azure enjoyed being an edgy little shit.

The grin upon his face did not last long and he grew more serious as she asked him why. That wasn't an answer to his question, and it frustrated him that he still did not know what Mortis may or may not have said. He considered for a moment, thinking hard on how important it was to him to keep his reputation as an edgy little shit or if he could let her in on the truth. "I was trying to teach him to fly. I'd seen birds, they jump out of the nest to practice or gain confidence or whatever. We tried some boulders for him to jump off and a tree, but I figured he just didn't get to fall far enough to catch the air. I don't know how flying works. When I suggested the cliff he agreed, but he started to chicken out."

Azure paused and took in a breath, letting it out in an angry rushed huff. "We were best friends, I wanted what was best for him and that was to learn to fly. Could you imagine being the only wolf in the world who could fly? So I pushed him because he didn't want to jump anymore. I thought he could do it." Both boys were quite young when it had happened, for all Az knew maybe if they'd waited longer his brother would be able to fly. Maybe his wings weren't strong enough yet. Regardless, their mother quickly explained that Mort would never fly and to never try again. "It was the worst day of my life, the next thing I knew I was being dangled over the cliff by Resin. Except I didn't have wings, I could have died. I ran to our father for help, to tell him what she did and expected him to protect me. Instead he told me 'If you do not like to be pushed around, learn how to be strong enough to stop it.' so that's what I did. I think he regrets saying that now." An emotionless laugh punctuated his words, the sound short and clipped.

The heir let out another sigh, this time slower and more grounding then his angry huff had been. There was something freeing about being able to talk with it about someone who was not an adult, but also not one of his siblings. He'd given Indigo the cliff note version of the story, and for that Indigo took the flesh from his ear. Asla he'd been too afraid to tell at all out of fear of losing his closest friend. "That's why I was mean to you. I'm mean so I don't get pushed around." Azure added hastily. Somehow, his half-assed apology had turned into something a bit more. He worked his lip harder with his teeth, looking over at her to see what she'd think of his story. "I'm not all bad, and sometimes I can be a good brother." Why was he still talking? Why did he care at all what this new sister felt about him? He forced himself to stop talking before he could go on further.

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