Surprise?

He made a lot of guesses for what was going on and who this stranger was, but what he hadn't guessed or expected was for his father to tell them that this was their sister. A wide eyed blue gaze lifted to his father, unable to hide the shock on his face. Sister? Well, half-sister, he supposed. He wanted to be upset, to berate his father for being with another woman besides their mother, but he bit it back as Serenity quickly spoke. His gaze shifted back to her and when he saw how timid she was and heard her say how they could ignore she existed, a frown pulled at his lips and his expression softened. It was probably a good thing that she was here when their father told them so that he could see that she didn't mean any harm to their family - if anything it looked like she was trying to sink into the ground and disappear.

It was hard to be mad at his father when he was looking at Serenity. It wasn't her fault after all and she was older than then so whoever her mom was happened before he was with their mother so... He supposed he could forgive that more easily than he had forgiven him for being with Aranea. He watched Lillith curiously as she surprised him by stepping forward to hold the other woman's paw, giving her some kind words. Lillith really was the sweetest of them all and he couldn't help but smile a little when he watched her. Now his only hope was that if Lillith got attached to her that Serenity wouldn't disappear from their lives. They all had already lost so much and while he felt like he could take it he wasn't sure his sister could.

Looking at the speckled woman at his father's side he finally gave in with a sigh. He got to his paws and crossed the short distance between them, plopping down at Serenity's side and wrapping his long forelegs around her shoulders, giving her a tight squeeze as he grinned and chuckled. She was a lot bigger than Lillith, but he was still a good bit taller than her now that he had grown nearly to his full height. "Welcome to the family," he told her as he hugged her tight, giving her a goofy grin and a wag of his tail when he finally let her go.

Ezra Adravendi