Family Traits
"Yeah... I vaguely remember sis laying a clutch," Turai said absently.
"Why did you leave?" Shanku asked sadly. "Ma cried for weeks."
"Exiled. Why else?" Turai said shortly.
"Why?"
"Didn't exactly get along with your sire. Nari deserved better than that prick. Challenged him and lost. His father was on the council and used his position to have me exiled," Turai said. He pointed with his thumb to three faded scars running across the left of his chest and growed, "he gave me this on the way out too."
"Oh. Sorry..." Shanku said.
"Don't be. I've a good life now. So, how the hell did you get exiled?" Turai asked.
"Is it that obvious?" Shanku asked quietly, looking away.
"Same blood, cub," Turai said flatly. "I'm fairly certain trouble runs in the family."
"I was curious and wanted to see everything I could. 'Wanderlust', as the Elders say," Shanku sighed.
"They're still stuck on that old superstition?" Turai rolled his eyes and propped his chin on his hand. "Oh well. The stupid doesn't end there. Cap'n wants you dead and by my claws if you don't prove worth keeping within a week."
"He owes me his life!" Shanku growled and leaned forward with her claws digging into the wooden floor. "He'd be dead if you hadn't of interfered!"
"Exactly!" Turai said excitedly. "We just need to prove your loyalty to him and that two kurach are better than one! He would die without both of us keeping him safe!"
Notes & Commentary
April 19, 2012, Thursday
Family Traits
Turai, honey, I think you're missing an important point. The anger is now back. If he doesn't mention he killed Jeffrey, he might be able to dodge some of that aggression he's triggering.
Not that they really got to know each other in the past. She was a few months old when Turai got booted by the Council/Elders and scarred by Shanku's father. All she's known about the incident is her fiery grandmother (briefly seen back in chapter one) telling about how Nari handled it. Needless to say, there's some animosity between the grandparents. Shanku gets her thick skull honestly.
And, yes, Kurach lay eggs, making them monotremes with the class exception that they do not have beaks and they do have teeth. Although I think I mentioned that back in chapter ten... My memory isn't so great.
Right now I wish all I had to do was lay an egg and keep it warm. Not looking forward to a forced stay in the hospital because the American medical system has a panic attack when a natural process occurs. The closer my due date comes, the more scared I become of being trapped at a godawful hospital for two days with people I don't know trying to do whatever they want to me and my son.
Characters - Shanku Ravenwing - Turai Specklewing -
Tags - Just Another Day -
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