Time has passed us by

His youngest sister Iki was the first to arrive after him, her already elegant frame poised and respectful. She gave him a smile and he returned it, pressing an affectionate nose to the side of her head as she settled down next to him. He loved all of his siblings, but he especially got along with the quiet girl. She loved knowledge just as much as him and much of their time together was spent in comfortable silence, practicing their writing and Kanji or with Take listening to Iki tell him all about what their grandmother, Kiyo, was teaching her. Her voice was gentle and smooth almost like a lullaby and he found himself drifting off to sleep at it at times, only to wake up to her curled up at his side (and even more often with his siblings having joined her to cover him in a pile of bodies).

Next up were Ike and Oki, both making quite the grand entrance as they skittered to a halt at Sirius’ large feet. The man, ever good-natured, gave them a smile, before Kit finally joined them. Then he finally spoke and informed them that they’d be exploring the Armada territory and instantly the bioluminescent boy’s auds perks in interest, excitement filling his chest. Finally they could go somewhere that wasn’t just Ashen, but then again the Armada was just Ashen in a trench coat. Still, there would be new places for them to see and discover and the curious side of him was feeling thirsty for something interesting.