it's gonna be a bloodbath

[Kaena Lykoi]

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In Character     The family's numbers were in constant swing, like anything else—at times they made up most of Inferni, and at other times there were only one or two Lykois left in the world. They had done well since Gabriel's litter, naturally—six Lykoi-de le Poer children made it to adulthood, and they were nearly four years old now. Their birthday would pass in the late summer, when the trees were just starting to yellow and wither on their furthest leaves. Kaena thought about Ahren for a moment, and the last time she had seen him. It was a long time ago, on the beach—he told her of the port far to the south where she might write him. She hadn't. That last meeting had felt like closure, and it had given the Lykoi a shaky kind of peace.    It was fitting that Gabriel had started that fire and a new chapter in Inferni history. Ahren had burned his father's cabin, an act of flame which had severed him from Chimera and ushered him into Inferni, however temporarily. The de le Poer legacy was wrought from flame and embers, and Gabriel carried it as surely as he carried her own, carved into flesh and written with spilled blood. He laughed, and the elder Lykoi's mind wandered away from the past again, brought to attention by Gabriel's words and his touch. His affection sent opposing thoughts careening through her mind; at once, she was too happy to receive his attention and again disheartened by how quickly she had walked away from him and his siblings in pursuit of Eris.    The younger hybrid spoke of the family, and the Lykoi cocked her head to the side, a smirk crossing her scarred face. "We're an unruly bunch, huh?" she half-joked. The Lykoi fell silent for a minute as they walked, passing by a few large, storm-gray rocks. Her paws fell rhythmically, and she had not felt so spry since she had started tracking Astaroth. "How many of us are there now?" she asked, picking her words somewhat carefully. Her thoughts turned to Eris's half-siblings and littermates, Arkham, Rachias, and Andrezej. They were all adults now, and Kaena had missed the formative months of their lives. They would surely resent her, if they were still here at all.

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