Mati couldn’t help but smile at the sight of the pup, even if her identity was a mystery. The tall female loved pups, of any kind and any sort. It was what made her the Nanny of Crimson Dreams, and made her good at her job. She had experience with Savina’s children, and Jaz’s two but she didn’t think it was experience that made her able to work well with them, Mati simply put herself in their place and tried to understand them by look at the situation through their eyes. When her surprise had faded Mati could kneel to the ground before the small girl. Her voice was sensitive and Mati easily saw that there was a bit of concern in her eyes.
“No need to apologize, is that Italian?” She asked with interest. Her arms were relieved of the bags weight and she watched the darker girl, whose periwinkle eyes were like her own yet softer and far calmer in hue.
When she spoke her name Mati held the next feeling of shock away from her face. This was one of her half siblings. She breathed steadily, the memories of her mother were not pleasant, how could they be? But that was not Rio’s problem, and if Mati had anything to say about it the pup would never know of their mother’s indiscretions.
“It’s a pleasure to meet you Rio.” Mati spoke sincerely. A small pause came, and the Mati spoke once more.
“You know, I think that we have something in common.” She spoke, a smile still placed on her face. Thoughts of her situation with Cambi was moved to the back of her mind, never forgotten but Mati remained simply (and happily) distracted. She wondered if Rio was told about Mati and her brothers and sister, she wouldn’t be surprised if she had never heard of them from the lips of the white female that had birthed them both.
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