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His mouth relinquished its grip on the stick long enough to speak, though his small spotted body loomed over it as if to protect precious property; the whole effect was oddly comical to the coyote female, and she held back laughter with some difficulty. His protest only pushed her amusement further. He wasn't 'leetle'. He was Jackson, so very proud of the fact. Her smile, reserved for few, spread further across a petite maw. "You are Jak-son. Aye am Tlantli. You liek musik, leetle Jak-son?" Her fingers pushed shaggy strands of dark mane back between her ears, and again the metal bands loosely hung about her wrists made a pleasant clink clink sound.
He was young. In silence, she wondered where his parents were hiding. Did he have a mother and father, or was he alone like she and Citlali were? Metetztli was in Eterne. Perhaps he was dead. Perhaps Baphomet had taken him away from them, as he had taken Xochime and tried to take Tlantli herself. It was her hope that her pseudo-father still lived. He'd need to see the children brought back by the two men she had traveled with. This boy probably had such hopes in his own parents, but would they be there to see them? Ruddy eyes focused on mono-color spots with vague curiosity.
"So, Jak-son. Wehre do you come frahm?" Question asked, her body twisted to face the rocky wall again. One delicate hand rose to rap against the surface, ears swiveling thoughtfully. Back to her task of understanding. Caves were strange, but now they were home. She'd need to learn about them soon enough; sooner was far more pleasing than later. "Do you haft parans here? Madre y padre? Maye parans ahre home, in Eterne." Rambling came out with ease, even if it made little sense to the little boy.
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