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Their uncontrollable laughter and giggles placed Lena into a comfortable state, as if she was back at home and she was chatting with, if in a talkative mood, Cody. But, this wasn't Cody, and she wasn't in New Dawn, she reminded herself, the voice of reason and responsibility quiet like a summer's breeze. The thought barely tickled her mind, and she came to the unconscious decision that the boy before her was to be trusted and was going to be a good acquaintance, if not a friend. The girl wondered if Temeraire felt the same way, but after humoring the thought, never gave it a second look--she was going to be his friend even if he would somehow disagree, though it seemed highly implausible.
While she was attracted to the building, Teme's words yet again distracted her as they grabbed at her attention. "Really now?" she prompted. "What makes you say that? I bet you can't even walk a straight line with one eye close, much less hopping around with both shut." Her swagger was terribly obvious despite her attempts to appear suave. She was confident that she would better the boy even if he disclaimed, but feeling the victory of proving herself right fancied her, and she could almost taste the sweetness upon her tongue.
"Houses covered in grass?" The idea perplexed her. It sounded like a den--but no, Temeraire stated that it was a house and not a cave or a hole. A mix of both, perhaps? She wanted to go and "look" at them, but decided to ask later, since she had another building in mind at that moment.
She never got the chance to ask then. After the low yet loud grumbling had stopped for the shortest of moments, she felt a ball of ice instantly freezing in her stomach. Instinct told her something was coming, and it was coming at her. Yet, her feet were stuck, as if some part of her paralyzed her thinking she wouldn't get hurt if she stayed still. Move, she thought. But she didn't move.
Temeraire tackled her, and for the slightest of moments, feared it was the grumbling thing until she felt the rocking of the earth beneath her and the softness of fur that smelled of the boy. She barely moved as he stood above her, stunned into silence after she called the approaching male. But, she managed to find her voice after a moment, and replied quietly, subdued, "My brother." The overprotective, zealous brother, whom saw a stranger hovering over his sister with the bewildered look upon her face.
"Cody," she called again, trying to sound comforting and confident, failing terribly. She could sense his rising anger over the distant, and pictured the vivid emotion coloring his face. At the same time, the twins spoke to the boy. "Get away from her!" the brother nearly snarled, the sister silently whispering a nice suggestion, "Back away slowly." She never heard her brother like this before, livid and loud, and it made her want to cower like a small child. But, no, she wouldn't.
If they managed to untangle, she rushed to Cody and pressed again him, though not in a comforting manner--he pushed against her, towards were Teme was. Lena was trying her best to hold him back. "What did you do to her?" He was accusing, jumping to conclusions. "Nothing!" she answered, but the boy did not stop his advances, and she tried even harder to make him at least stop.
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