01-02-2008, 08:19 PM
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He listened intently as she explained the ins and outs of their clan, and he smiled a little more with every detail. The boy was a quick learner, and loved gaining new knowledge of absolutely anything, and so he was more than happy to sit and just listen to others speak, archiving the new with the things he had already absorbed and noted. For instance, it was interesting to him that they had a different ranking system, because the clan he had come from had a different system, too. "Aquila", however, was a completely new word to him, and generally, he associated the Greek alphabet as wolf hierarchy, simply because he had not heard of anything otherwise. Not having to worry about any of this for a few months as she had said was a bit of a relief. If they had an entirely different system to what he was used to, he knew he would have to become accustomed to something else. Jesile also paid critical attention to her description of other members in the clan. Gabriel was both Faolin's mate and the clan leader, yes? He was also pleased to hear that there were others his age, though, she had noted Andrezej as "different". Later perhaps, he might have a different outlook on what exactly "different" meant, but for now, he merely wondered why he ought to watch out for the male, and decided that he would find out himself in time. All in all, he was rather content for the moment, pondering the things he had been told thus far, and the focus on his father was lifted for the moment. While Faolin was hoping that with Jesile here, Segodi would have another reason to return, Jesile was considering the exact same thing. If Dad had other family here, maybe he would come back all on his own. Then, if his mother, Sipho and Tshepiso came, he would be able to live among his family without any worries of how they were doing or how they would possibly be together again. It was a nice thought. “Yes, please,” he agreed with an even bigger smile. He had now become anxious to meet her own half of the family. To him, it just seemed to grow by the moment, because family in his eyes was not limited to blood connections. He was also excited to begin exploring and with a tour from Faolin who likely knew the land so well, it would be a jump-start. At the mention of a house and the possibility of choosing a room for his own after being on his own and frantically searching for shelter when the bad weather began, he was elated that much more. Here, he would be safe, and if Segodi did not show up, he would be able to set out to look for him again when he had adequate skills to track and navigate, with the reassurance that he had a home here to return to. |