If you're good we'll get a toy after

Malico understandably didn't know what she meant by a check-up, but Alastor gave a bit of explanation and Mariah helped to explain as well, Manea smiling gently at her little family all the while. She supposed her family wasn't all that small any more with five children collectively from the three litters, but she knew that was still small compared to some others. She knew that Venom and Briar had both given birth to litters of five, having as many children in one litter as she had in three, but she didn't mind. She understood that was simply part of the Mendacium bloodline and it allowed her to dote on and love each pup individually and cherish them as much as she wanted. Five children was impressive among the standards of her family so she was grateful to have this many so far.

Ikigai came over to join them and Manea returned her smile fondly. Of all of the things she had done and arranged since she began to build Elysium, her alliance with Ashen and being able to offer a home and a place in their family to Ikigai was something she was most proud of. The graceful woman continued to amaze her with her talents. She let Ikigai take the lead and become the point of their children's attentions as she settled in front of them and asked for their names. She looked to the young pups as well, giving them an encouraging nod if either of them looked to her for any reason. She didn't interrupt, simply sitting back to watch Ikigai work and prepared to answer any questions that might come up.

Manea | Temno | Ciemny