No friend as close as your sister

Having just opened her eyes, Clove was in the middle of stretching out her legs, enjoying the warmth of her perfect, plush bed. And in the middle of her stretch, she nearly jumped out of her skin- the banging at her door taking her by surprise, as she scrambled to sit up and pull the blanket over her chest. Calling out, asking who it was. She expected it to be one of her rowdy brothers playing an early morning trick on her- but when Ember answered, enticing her with a spring day adventure in Auster, a smile spread across her face. Jumping up, opening her door, inviting her sister in while she fixed herself up and got ready for the day. The duo grabbed some snacks, Clove making sure to bring a satchel along for collectibles, and the two of them headed out without another thought.

Meeting in the garden before traveling out of the southern gate, they entered the neighboring territory that bordered the castle. A land of rolling grassy plains, with several ridges and hillsides concealing unknown treasures. Ember told her there were cool bones here, and Clove was so excited to see and investigate them. And so, she stayed close to her sister, following as Ember led her to the first sloping ridge with craggy rocks. Jumping down, she landed in a small dirt clearing- cracked, ivory bones sticking out from the ground, weathered away to perfection. A little gasp left her, eyes widening in awe as she studied the bones. “Yeah, this is so cool!” She exclaimed, looking at her sister with wonderstruck excitement. Tail wagging swiftly behind her, as she moved to circle the bones and look at them closer.

Ciaran had brought Ember here? Truthfully, Clove was a little envious. She hadn’t spent much time with their older siblings- aside from Talyssa anyway. But maybe that was because she and Taly shared a love for the stars and navigating. “Oh, our brothers can sure be a bother.” She’d muse aloud, finding her little rhyming trick amusing and witty. “But that was nice of him to take you out. I haven’t seen our older siblings much, just in passing. Oh, and Thorn likes to keep me up at night, banging stuff around in his room!” She’d huffed, reaching a slender paw towards one of the bones. Caressing it with her paw pad, noting the texture and rigidity of it.

Enough about their bothers- they could rant about their silly antics all day. Clove wanted some girl talk. “Hey Ember,” She’d say. Something had been on her mind lately, and she wondered if her sister had similar feelings. And, Clove felt like she could share anything with her sister, even this. “That boy you hung out with at the ball,” A short pause, before she gained the courage to continue. “Do you like him? I mean, ummm. Do you like any boys?” Akito came to her mind, along with Dorian and Rogue. All handsome young men, who’d treated her nicely and whose company she enjoyed. What did it mean though? And did Ember have these thoughts too?


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