Seeker of Kinship

“We’re just…differently located, that’s all.”

“Cyn, if we aren’t lost, do you want to dexplain why we’ve seen the same clearing four times in a row now?  You can even see the marks we made just in case of something like this.”

“Do…do you want to come anyway? The entrance was, uh, never really part of the deal…”

“I’d be honored if you let me in.  Just don’t let the past get to you, alright?”

◤ ♔ ◥                 ❝ Well, I think the fact that I look good, and I don’t have a bowl cut would be a great start. ❞

“Oh my, how the mighty have fallen.  Going so low as to insult me now, brother?  I’m wounded!  How will I ever recover?”  Smirking, her reply was laden with steel.  “Luci tells me that your screams are musical.”

◤ ♔ ◥                 ❝ Maybe you shouldn’t be listening to your brothers activities huh. Jealous you can’t get something, are you? ❞

“Nero, Nero, Nero.  Jealousy is unbecoming, don’t you know?  Why would I be jealous?  You’re enjoying your life as I enjoy mine.  What is there to be jealous of?”

◤ ♔ ◥                 ❝ M-my what now? You see nothing, this is a choker. GET OUT! ❞

“Oh?  Have I said something I shouldn’t have?  My apologies, dear brother!  It’s not like I haven’t heard your activities.  You’re quite loud when you want to be.”

◤ ♔ ◥                 ❝ It’s tight, and it itches. I deserve a new one… ❞

“As much as we tend to disagree, brother, I do think you’re right.  A new one is in order.  I’m curious to see what your lovely lady thinks.”

Laying down in the grass, she stared at the sky, picking out various shapes in the clouds as she had done so often as a small child.  Taking a deep breath, she continued in a wistful tone.  “It was after I started to fit in with most of the others.  You and Owain looked like you were having so much fun, and I thought that if I had a cool entrance like you guys did, it would all work out.  One time during my various practice sessions, I...slipped, from a tree branch and landed poorly.  The rest is as you know.“

“How come you keep trying to fit in all the time, yet never try to hang out with me or Owain? We don’t really care about what you’re like much. Unless you’re a secret supervillain like Severa.”

“It’s a...personal, and mostly stupid, reason to be sure.  Are you sure you want to hear it, Cyn?”

[  ♔  ]       “I don’t need friends, I need Griffons.”

“Dearest brother, does this mean you don’t desire my company?  You wound me!  Oh how will I ever recover?”

       ”Indeed, that is my name and title. If I may, what ‘things’ have you heard, and from whom?”

"Oh, nothing too serious.  Just that you were valiant, brave, and a bit stubborn.  Oh, and that your temper is legendary and should be feared!  Brady tells such wonderful stories."

  But Nero was far more violent than his twin was.

Tears streaming down her face, Rebecca clung to her mother with her good arm.  In a tiny voice, she wept, "Please mother, don't go.  Not again, I can't afford to lose you again."

        ”That’s if, of course, you’re looking to tell him yourself.”

"Do forgive me for asking so abruptly, but I realize now I have no place to stay the night.  Are there any places you could recommend here, Sir Connor?"

[  ♕  ]        ”Rebecca, I told you not to talk back to me. I can embarrass you whenever I want.”

"Mother, I was trying to be cordial with my friends and then you suddenly started regaling them with select stories of my childhood.  What child wouldn't talk back in this situation?"

" Becky, Becky! .. I’m sorry I went too far didn’t I? Uhh.. do you want a pegasus ride or something? I’ll hang on real tight so you don’t fall off! “ 

"Haaaappy thoooouuuggghhhhtts....I like cats...Cats are good...they're fluffy and cuddly and they keep them awaaaaayyy...."

" I bet you just haven’t met the right crow yet! Did I ever introduce you to Party Hat? Did you know that a group of crows is called a murder?  " 

"Cyyyyyynnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn-Please don't.  Idon'twannameetacrowpleasenononononono stooooooooooooooop."