Lament Pyre With the kidnapping and subsequent selling of his sister, Lament was forced to accelerate his plans. He had wished to have all of his memory return before he attempted this, but the fragments of his mind would have to do. The first order of business was to ensure Ballad’s requirement. His dear sister had been recovering her routines, and finding herself again. He hoped she wished to join the band now, and not later. He sought her out in the rogue lands near Legion, he had much to fill her in with. When he found her familiar shape, he tapped her gently on her paw, letting his limb morph into a smile, and a warm greeting. “Sister, I have much to tell you.” "Speech"|"Ademic"

Ballad enjoyed the quiet of the orchard most days, sometimes Legion members wandered around causing ruckus but today there was peace. She lay sphynx like under the near bare limbs as she prayed quietly to Tor and Fenris for guidance. She didn’t often take up the later of the two in name, but she felt with everything she asked the both of them would need consulted if she wished for her life to find its completeness. She was silent, and recognized the foot falls of her sibling. Ballad kept her eyes closed as he greeted her. ”I think you do.” She told him bluntly, not missing the time he had been gone or the scents on his pelt. She worried for Eris, and she hoped this meant she was returned.

He gave his head a slight nod in acceptance of her statement, before settling down beside her. “I found Eris,” he began, telling one story with his voice, and another with his heart. Trepidation, frustration, hope his paw tapped out gently beside her. Her eyes were closed, but she didn’t need them to see the emotions he was giving off.

“She was at a market of slaves, sold on the block like property,” Vexation, helplessness. He told her, paw still tapping away as he spoke, “There was bidding going on, between a wolf who knew her and others. I aided this wolf - Oxide, was his name. Together, we sought the freedom of our sister. We won, but there is a cost. Oxide is to join their band for a time, and the Ademre… when we start our band, which must be done soon, we will aid them in two fights. Not the start I wanted for our warriors-for-hire, but it gives us our sisters freedom.” he explained to her. “Will you join the Adamre band?”

The fire marked girl leaned into her brother’s side as he settled in beside her. She sighed heavily in relief as he mentioned the finding of Eris. She’d been gone for so long and Ballad had so many more questions she needed to ask her. How Lament found her was cause for concern. Her ears fell to her skull and she leaned over to nuzzle Lament’s cheek lovingly as she signed her nervousness into his paws. ”I will join you, brother.” She told him without hesitation. She knew she would follow him anywhere he asked her. ”It is all worth it, knowing our dear sister will not be forced into slavery.” She blinked open her eyes to look to her brother, trusting him to lead them where they needed to be.

“Thank you, Ballad, it’s easier knowing your at my side.” he told his loyal sister, offering her a gentle kiss on the cheek before pulling back. “We still have a lot to discover about our past, but we will do it together, as a band and a family.” He promised her. The band was how he would keep his family together and safe until he found out why he and his sisters had been targeted. He would not let them down.

He lapsed into silence for a moment, still gently, absently, tapping a paw in the earth. curiosity, worry, hope were among them. “I will need to design our band, Balland, will you help me with that?” he would need to ensure there was a set of rules, and guidelines that his people understood. He would have to lead them, he had promised them to Valk, and now he would have to live up to those expectations.

Ballad wanted to be there for Lament as much as he had been there for her. He’d been her guardian for a long time now, and she still felt like she wasn’t quite ready to emerge from under his wing. He was eager for her help though, and maybe she would be ready to fly on her own again soon. Tor and Fenris willing. ”Being together can only help us.” They were stronger together, and having an official flag to gather under would keep them close and protect them. ”I’ll do what I can to help, brother.” She promised him, unsure of her abilities but willing to give anything a try to help her sibling.