We go out on our own
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The girl had grown a little less cautious of the pups and her old den. She still didn?t seek it out but she no longer felt the need to put as much distance between her and it as she had before. She had seen the pups already and though she still avoided them a part of her couldn?t stop thinking about them. Even from the distance she had seen of them they had seemed cute? She shook her head and chuckled. She slowed some, noticing her path was taking her closer to the den and she was considering taking a wide turn around it when she saw a small figure moving about the brush.
She guessed it was one of her new siblings, they were still the most present of the pups currently in Ludicael, though the red woman?s own brood were starting to wander about now too. Hesitating for a moment she watched him root around at something on the ground. Sighing she gave in and wandered closer to him, just at least to make sure that he wasn?t getting into anything he shouldn?t. A shattered egg lay at his paws, it?s shell scattered around him and even a bit of it stuck to his nose.
Unable to find any words to speak to her younger brother she gave a low huffy bark to alert him to her presence.
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His reaction seemed a bit amusing to the older Destruction girl, a soft chuckle just barely escaping ebony lips. He offered her a hesitant greeting and a small reassuring smile spread across her features. ?Hello.? She replied taking a single step closer. Gently she lowered herself till she was laying upon her stomach, nearly level with the pup. ?I am Canta Destruction.? She spoke softly, as was her usual. The yearling wondered if the boy recognized his surname, she wasn?t keen on opening up with telling him that she was really his older sister. Partially because she wasn?t sure she was ready to say it, and partially because she wasn?t sure how easy that would be for the pup to accept.
She leaned to the side slightly, trying to get a better glimpse at the broken egg behind him. ?What did ya find?? It was surprisingly easy to put some enthusiasm in her voice. She certainly didn?t want him to think he was in trouble.
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Canta had to smile as it became clear he recognized their shared name. He spoke and she chuckled but then the young boy was introducing himself. "Well Dutiron that's because it is our family name." She paused waiting for that to sink in a bit before speaking again. "Lots of wolves who are in your family have the last name Destruction, aunts, uncles and siblings..." She trailed off, unsure if she should finish that train of thought.
She frowned slightly as he grew more outwardly reluctant. He avoided her gaze and spoke in mumbled tones. "Don't worry you won't get in trouble, I won't tell our," she stumbled quickly trying to recover, "your mother." Despite the stumble she managed to give a soft laugh at the idea.
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Despite herself Canta couldn?t help but smile as the boy spoke, clearly proud that he had already met others of the family. "Novel is around a lot, and Aunt Novella. They have really similar names, do you know why?" It didn?t surprise the girl one bit that her tiny sister and aunt were ever present in the pup?s lives. She pondered his question for a moment, cocking her head to the side as she thought.
?Truth be told I don?t.? It had never really occurred to her that there might be a reason behind the similarity in their names, but now that it had been brought up she had to wonder. She wouldn?t get much time to ponder as the boy spoke again, a simple question really but with a not quite so simple answer; at least, not for the ebony girl. ?I?m ah, I?m your older sister.? It felt strange to say it out loud. ?Well one of your older sisters? you have a few.? She added quickly. In truth the pup?s other older sisters had been gone for some time, and Canta wasn?t sure he?d ever meet them all.
Her attention was once more drawn to the boy as he shifted, moving so that she could see the broken object behind him. An egg, harmless really. Canta chuckled softly. ?You don?t need to worry Dutiron.? She assured him, quickly glancing around to see if she could find the nest the egg had fallen from. ?Do you see up there?? She said nodding her head to the nest in the branches. ?That egg must have fallen out when it got too crowded in the nest, it probably cracked some when it hit the ground, so it was already broken, you just? helped it along.?
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The child seemed disappointed that she did not know the answer to his question though now that he had posed it she was curious too. The girl had to laugh though as he suddenly bombarded her with new questions. She shrugged, doubtful that either Novel or Novella might know. ?Mother might know?? She muttered mostly to herself. But he was already off asking yet another question. ?It is possible but I doubt it.? Both Novel and Novella seemed like full, real names but the ones her little brother had suggested did not, though anything was possible.
A part of her regretted admitting that there were other older sister?s for the boy, how could she explain to him that his other sisters had left? that they were gone? ?Well your other sisters, Lakota and Fal?dara are? away on an adventure. They haven?t been back here in some time but we miss them dearly and hope that they will return here eventually, but also know that they might love the adventuring life too much?? Gods she hoped that was enough of an answer for the boy.
Dutiron nodded, letting her know he could see the nest. "What's an egg?" Full of questions this one! He ran the gauntlet of questions and she waited until he seemed to finish. ?An egg is a little den for baby birds while they develop, unlike wolves they aren?t born alive, instead a mommy bird will lay a clutch of eggs, build her nest which is like a den in the trees for her family,then when the baby is developed it will break out of the egg.? She paused for a moment looking at her brother. ?The baby in your egg probably wasn?t ever going to break out of its shell, see the other little birds in the nest? They needed the space and so they pushed it from the nest; which was built high up in a tree to protect it from those that might want to steal the eggs.?