Sleeping In
09-01-2014, 10:01 PM
Walk | Talk | Think Anais fell silent after Nako had answered her question, thoughtfully considering what he said. She was with their father. She hoped neither of her brothers would ever need to use the knowledge that her father had given them, that no situation in their lives ever came to life or death. Even she, with all her adventuring and wandering about, had never come across someone that she felt threatened by, that made her wary of being in their company for any given period of time, but despite all that she knew they were out there. It was only a matter of where, and it was her wish that they might continue to stay and venture into only the safe places for the rest of their days. At last they came upon the lakeside, but rather than stare outward over it, the grey-gold girl kept her gaze shifted on her brother, sensing a new seriousness that had stolen across him during their walk. Was it the conversation? Had he said something he should have kept to himself? It eased her mind when he spoke again, knowing that he would not close up from her and keep whatever information it was that he thought she should know hidden from her, though the topic was no less somber. There Dad had had to kill before? Startling as it was to hear, it explained a lot. He did have so many scars, aside from the one both she and Nako shared with him upon his shoulder. And he did seem knowledgeable even during play acts of fighting. How childish that she thought they might all have only been earned in training or simple, nonlethal fights! She could see more clearly now the uncertainty, the unease, about Nako as he offered yet again to teach her, but now she was less certain that she wanted to know. It seemed to settle so ill over him, she could only imagine it might be worse for her since she was not a fighter and unused to everything that came with the territory. "It's okay, you don't have to show me," she answered quietly, stepping close so that she could bump her cheek against his shoulder affectionately. She did not want him getting upset because she asked too many questions, especially if they made him this uncomfortable. "We can do something else instead." She smiled as she made the offer, casting a quick, sidelong glance at the lake before her tail began to wag excitedly. "Bet I can catch a fish before you can." Fun seemed a good remedy for the heavy feelings that had settled over them. She only hoped her brother might take the bait and go along with it. |
* Because he has become her protector, Glacier is allowed into any and all threads that Anais may be in, regardless of how they are tagged.