Berries & Brambles
07-18-2021, 12:49 PM
thinking "speech" "others" He was glad to see he wasn't a stranger among family, and returned her grin with one of his own. The phoenix settled on his haunches a respectful distance from his aunt, keeping enough space between them that she shouldn't feel crowded. "Well, around after a fashion. The fate of our family and pack rests in the paws of the younger generations. I'm simply lingering around waiting for death at this point." she commented as she rose to her feet and stretched her legs. Somehow she was smaller than he remembered, but that may have been youth warping his views. His sire had seemed gargantuan during the days that they lived in the empire, but he had come to match his sire in size by the time Kaine died. A wry twist to inky lips preceded an amused purr, "I fear you may end up waiting a while then, you don't look a day over six to me." he assured his aunt. She did look to be in good health and spirits, having outlived most of her siblings by all accounts. Some of her nieces and nephews, even. Word travelled slowly through the grapevine, but he had heard of a few deaths while he was away. "Mephisto, isn't it? You can forgive an old woman her memory I hope." her words didn't come as much of a surprise, his name was certainly a mouthful. His sire had truly been aiming high when naming him. "You're half right, so I suppose I can forgive you this time." he chuckled, cerulean eyes twinkling. "Mephistopheles is my full name, but mostly I get called Meph." he added with a small shrug. She could do whatever she wished with this information, he wouldn't fault her for anything. He had settled comfortably into his haze, shoulders rolling once as he relaxed the tense muscles. "What have you been keeping busy with, since the Empire fell?" he finally asked, lifting a brow curiously. |
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