Just In Time

Although his humor could come across as dark or morbid, hearing his sister play along with him with a giggle and a swat to his hindquarters did bring a playful smirk to the prince's lips. Saracyn chuckled under his breath, finding the fact that he and Fia had developed a similar sense of humor quite amusing. "Yeah, well, what can I say. I guess you rubbed off on me or something," he teased her back with a shrug of his shoulders. The rough angst and irritability that he had in his adolescence, while not entirely gone yet (if ever), had at least been tempered down with his coming of age. He could appreciate Fiametta for who she was and her importance as his sister. He still very much felt that he and her were the "spare Mendaciums", but with an even younger litter coming from their parents, and pups cursed with disabilities at that, he at least didn't feel so superfluous anymore.

With an almost catlike fluidity, Fia slid off of the rock she was perched atop and circled around him, her movements drawing Saracyn's gaze while he followed her with his eyes. She wordlessly invited him down the mountain path with her body language and he would follow, pushing his shoulder off of the rock and falling into step with her as they meandered their way on a leisurely stroll along the rocky path. He gave a rumbling hum in response to her mention of being able to handle things just fine. Of that, he had no doubt. Any Mendacium that could live with him and make it past their first birthday would do just fine. Fiametta teased him with a clever quip about him needing to live up to their brother being an idiot, earning her a barking laugh from the young brute and a wry grin of serrated teeth, blue eyes flashing with mischief. "Oh no, how will I ever live up to that legacy?" Sara jokingly mocked with an exaggerated sarcasm dripping from his voice. When Fia said she'd like him to stay himself though, that struck something in the wolf. His expression shifted, gaze turning down to her for a brief moment before he looked back up again. "No worries there. There's no one I'd rather be." It might have been a way to subvert the emotional impact her words had on him. Saracyn still didn't really know how to handle raw emotions well.

The final question Fia asked brought a scoff and a shake of his head from Saracyn, cerulean eyes rolling at the thought. "I mean, most likely. With the way those two fuck each other, it's almost inevitable until they become too old, right?" Saracyn didn't know if Fia had been given "the talk" yet, like he and Ava had when they'd become yearlings, but given how sex positive the Mendacium family was it would have surprised him if she was totally naive to adult subjects. He had no qualms speaking candidly to her about such things, especially since she brought the topic up. As far as if he wanted more siblings... "I suppose they get to make that decision since they're the alphas and all. Our opinion on the matter isn't going to stop Dad from pouncing on Mom every chance he gets."

"Saracyn Mendacium"