Nier heard and noted the sadness in Sauls face and voice as he mentioned his lack of knowledge about the Stormbringer family. He gladly accepted the proposal of starting a fire as he knew he couldn't stand up for that much longer, his claws were starting to ache as the adrenaline of meeting a new family member was wearing off.
He shuffled around and quietly joked with Bran and Saul as they gathered wood for their small campfire. Nier watched as Saul struggled with his obviously worn flint stones, revelling in the metallic clicking as they struck against each other. They settled around the fire and Niernan rummaged around in his haversack, eventually pulling out a package wrapped in brown paper. He unfolded the paper and revealed the thick slices of wild boar bacon that they'd picked up a while back. He skewered it on a few long sticks that he'd stripped of bark and set it to sizzling over the fire.
Nier noticed that Bran was eyeing up the bacon and he elbowed him viciously, causing his brother to jump noticably, Nier chuckled to himself while Bran glared at him. Leave the food until it's done, and Saul's finished talking, ya greedy oaf. He nodded to Saul, indicating he should start.
As Saul started talking and Nier heard the names of his siblings and mother his eyebrows rose, he shot a look at Bran, silently tell him to keep quiet until Saul finished talking. He nodded as Saul continued, drinking in every word and name, building up a map in his mind of relations in common while also keeping an eye on the bacon which was still sizzling happily away.
He let the silence stretch between the three of them as Saul finished his speech until Bran sighed loudly. He stretched his arms above his head, popping his shoulders audibly, Well, it would appear that we are cousins. Our mother is Aracelle Akara and my father is Brandr Stormbringer. Bris is our aunt and she's gone missing, we were in contact with her until she just wandered off one day, we haven't seen or heard from her since, we're starting to worry a wee bit. He pulled the sticks from the fire, handing a couple over to Saul and then passing a couple to Bran.
He averted his eyes from Saul for a moment, looking down at his foot paws, I'd heard that there had been a mating between a Stormbringer and a Dawnrunner, Wraith has never been very approving of it, to be honest if it comes up we all used to try and change the subject to avoid his reaction. He gently placed the bacon between his teeth and peeled a strip of meat away from the fat, placing the thick white rind to the side. He chewed contemplatively before swallowing deliberately and coughing quietly to clear his throat. Ascher, Gideon, Shiloh and Dreyrugr are with the pack at the moment. we didn't spend much time with them, they always seemed to be wrapped up in their own things. I can tell you that your brothers and sister can tolerate a joke, but daddy dearest has no sense of humour.... At all. Nier shuddered slightly at a memory of a prank pulled in the past.
Bran chuckled through his mouthful of bacon, only hushing as Nier raised an eyebrow at him, It may be funny for you dear brother, but I'm still nursing the tender tail. He allowed his sparkling white teeth to show in a small smile, before averting his attention back to Saul, waiting for his cousins response.
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