No Pain, No Gain [Keisuke]

With their world expanding Keisuke found a great deal of joy in exploring the bamboo. Watching his packmates, learning how they moved, observing their tasks. It brought him joy to see those who were working hard as he began to come up with an idea of what he wanted to do with his life. His father was a protector, the leader of their pack, and the most disciplined of these wolves in his mind. To mold himself into a stealthy fighter, to use the terrain and the world around him to his advantage, was something that Keisuke found appealing. So his days were filled with wandering the bamboo, to know it like he knew his own mind. This was his home, and one day he too would defend it.

A call from one of his sister’s caught his attention and Keisuke lifted his head, ears perked as he took in a breath. Kina… what could she be interested in? Curiosity piqued, the boy set off and began weaving through the bamboo in the direction of the training grounds.

There he found her, his sibling who lacked the bright colors of the koi and yet, at the same time, was unmistakably one of them. A small smile and nod was given in greeting, the young uttering her name. “Kina,” There was a fondness as he came to a stop, arching a brow. He recognized where they were and curiosity became interest. “You wish to spar?”