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oh, mama and papa were going to be so upset with her! her favorite dress had gotten ripped and it was one that fin had made for her too! she had also gotten separated from her big sister in a storm a few months back and being the clever girl that she was, she had found a local population to stay with. but now the bears that she had been staying with, had entered hibernation, she was all alone again and she was terrified. heart pounding in her chest, the wolf pup kept her aching bloody paws to keep moving, to follow some kind of scent. she just wanted someone to tell her it was okay, that she was doing good. her jaws ached from holding her papa's old letter opener, the edges dull and scraped up from multiple uses.

fat tears rolled down the pups face, sitting her bottom down and battering the ground with her paws, fussing for a while until she had rested and thrown her tantrum. she remembered her mama's voice chastising her for her tantrums, asking if that was the way that a proper lady would act. remembeing her papa's smooth-as-honey voice made the girl whimper, wishing that her family would come find her. getting up and continuing for a bit, she shook her pelt and keened gently, walking further, up the mountain. curling up under a scraggly tree as night fell, the wolf pup fell into slumber, remembering her second cousin's words about the chaput family being drawn to the sea. as she fell into sleep, her nose twitched at the familiar salty scent, her dreams restful for once in her lonely months.

when bird chirping filled her ears, she awoke with a start, head turning this way and that, her breath misting in front of her muzzle. she swallowed and got to her stiff aching paws, taking the letter opener and limping onwards. she could really smell the sea now, her nose twitching at the salty tang mixed with living beings ... and a scent so faint she thought she had imagined it. cosette. her big sister! small legs trembling wih excitement, the youth urged herself to speed, chasing down the vibrant hope and faint scent, tipping her head back and howling, hoping on all her lungs that her sister would hear her cry before the wind stole it away. gathering all her worth and her grumbling tummy, she kept up her headlong race down through the foothills, pausing to howl again, when closer before continuing her breakneck pace toward the town she could see, tears already in her eyes.

(wait for [member=10612]Cosette[/member] to post first, please!)

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Rather she heard her, than she saw her.  Cosette who was minding her own business before she heard something starting an awful racket.  Now she hadn't expected to see her own twin, rather her twin little sister in the flesh after months of not seeing hide nor tail of her, always adorn in that ridiclous get up.

The young girl raised a metaphorical eyebrow, eyes trained directly towards the penknife, a dull and unsuspected weapon of choice for a court raised girl has her sister was, shaking her head deciding to make a comment on that latter, her sister was in tatters, and in desperate need of attention.

” I am here, Mon Cheri, there is no need to make such a racket. What would mama say? ” her voice was dismissive and quiet, but there was always a familiar warmth in her eyes, despite the fact that her sister cried enough tears to fill a small pond.

"Took you long enough to find me, what took you so long and what happened to your dress?" came the two questions at the same time, sparing nothing, and taking none for an answer, she sat looking at her ruined looking sibling with a head tilt.
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dropping her head in shy embarrassment, quennel stared down at her paws, paws leaving bloody marks on what was left of her dress from her papa's other mate. taking quick deep breaths she closed her eyes, ears laying flat. did she have to be so cool? not even a hello? peeking up at her beautiful sister, the one to make their parents really quite proud, she swallowed and drew herself up.

"you know i can't track as well as you cosette ... i found a bear family and stayed with them for a while. my dress got torn when we got separated ... i'm sorry for the racket. mama and grandma wouldn't be happy with me." she answered meekly, her posture the only strong thing about her at that moment.

"... is mama here? papa? or is it just us again?" she asked quietly, tail about her paws as she exhaled. fixing her posture and the way she carried herself, she rubbed away her tears with a sigh as she felt her pawpads sting with the salty tears.

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[nemhain.]

A family reunion. Nemhain might've found it heartwarming, if she had ever truly had a family in the first place. The fenghuang supposed that perhaps Rin could be considered to be her family, taking into account the fact that the two of them were quite clearly connected, but they still had an odd sort of relationship between the two of them. Rin still felt guilty about pulling Nem into her troubles, and Nem still stubbornly insisted that she didn't need anything of her own, so they were at a sort of stalemate, and while there was definitely caring there, Nemhain wasn't sure that could be considered familial. Shadows, and by extension personas, had no true family, however. They were simply manifestations of emotions, and when you were just a personality born from emotions and a need to change, who was your family supposed to be? One would be forgiven for thinking that perhaps all personas or shadows could be connected in a sort of familial bond, but unfortunately, more often than not, personas ended up fighting each other, usually through no fault of their own. After all, when two persona users were bickering, what better way to show that you were stronger than to summon your persona for a fight? Needless to say, these usually ended in injuries and hurt feelings on both sides, and made it so that personas didn't exactly feel like family, even though siblings could certainly end up fighting and hurting each other.

Regardless of all of this, Nemhain found herself drawn over to Cosette and the tiny wolf girl less because of the family reunion happening, and more because of the presence of a new person on the border of the group. After all, they had to make sure that everyone coming in was safe and willing to contribute. And while Nem highly doubted that this little crybaby child was particularly waiting to infiltrate their group and kill them all, she couldn't help but be the slightest bit cautious. She wouldn't put it past one of the gods hanging like clouds over Elysium to take the form of a child, as dishonorable as that was. Still, Nem showed no outward hostility as she landed nearby, the massive bird taking a few steps closer before she settled. She didn't get too close, knowing her voice was deep and booming enough to reach the two while also not wanting to frighten poor Quennel into oblivion. Waiting until the girl was done speaking to Cosette out of politeness, the persona then turned her gaze to Cosette, chirping deeply with an air of curiosity, "Lady Cosette... who is this? It is obvious that you know her." Nemhain was fairly sure she could put together the pieces herself without much issue, but she wanted to give Cosette and Quennel a chance to explain themselves.

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"Grandmare is here so there is someone here of the family, I don't know where mama is. Hopefully, we will see  each other again."” the young girl murmured thoughtfully, seeing that the blood from the cuts on her sister's paws were doomed for infection, and she had very little medical training, another thing to scratch off on her ever-growing list to look after her sister, but of course she had to grow up for the both of them.

"First we need to get you out of that dress, dress your cuts on your paws, and get you fed, and rested, then we can find mama." she spoke with some kind of set of activities, and just hoped that her plan was going to work in accordance and hopefully improved both of their moods.

She wasn't expecting to have someone else show up, looking over at Nemhain, the wolf hybrid gave a slight ghost of a smile, well it was pretty obvious of who this was.  "My sister, quennel."
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looking up at nemhain as she landed, her ears folded back, uneasy but not about to run away, remembering how her papa always stood tall and firm even when he was scared. she looked to cosette as the winged being addressed her sister, gaze uncertain,  but proclaiming her alliance, "I'm Quennel, m'lady. I'm Cosette's little sister and granddaughter of Finnloch." she murmured with a polite bow before looking at Cosette quietly, hoping she wasn't too much of an embarrassment to her family member.

swallowing softly, "I'm sure I'll be fine for a little while longer, Cos. We can take care of that in a little bit." she murmured faintly, gingerly touching the ruined fabric with tingling paws and hot tears welling in her eyes. she had to find fin while she was here too. maybe they could fix her dress. she missed running up behind her adopted parent and helping carrying her dress fabrics that they skillfully put together for her every year.

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  [font=trebuchet ms]The howling echoed all the way to the coast, loud enough that Rin could overhear it. Turning her head towards the source of the noise, she raised a brow. It didn't sound like a cry for help, but she couldn't be sure- she ought to go investigate. Stuffing some bandages and general-use herbs into her satchel, she slung the bag around her shoulders and raced towards the border.

  Arriving shortly after Cosette and Nemhain, Rin stopped next to the latter, watching the two wolves converse- they were siblings, apparently. She could sense Nemhain's caution, and while she couldn't figure out exactly what the persona was concerned about, she couldn't blame her either. Quennel didn't appear to be a threat, but the Maiden had initially appeared in the form of... a normal mortal.

  The fact that Cosette recognized her, however, suggested Quennel was legitimate- probably. If Rin suspected every stranger that crossed the border, she'd just drive herself crazy.

  Shaking her head, Rin reached into her bag. "Better to treat your wounds first," she replied, removing a few sprigs of marigold and some bandages. "Wouldn't want them getting infected." Preparing a poultice out of the marigold, she would then attempt to apply the poultice to Quennel's cuts.

[nemhain.]

A newcomer, apparently related to one of the other newcomers and the one returnee that had come around as of late. That put Nemhain the slightest bit at ease, her feathers settling along her spine as she shifted a little, her tail feathers chiming together with the balances attached to them. She nodded a little bit when both Cosette and Quennel introduced the girl, a faint smile coming to her beak before she spoke to both of the young girls, "It is a pleasure to meet you, lady Quennel. I am Nemhain, and I will be happy to help with anything you require of me." The fenghuang gave a small bow before looking up when Rin approached with her bag slung around her shoulders. Tilting her head to one side, the massive bird stepped back so that the magma could get to Quennel more easily. As Rin began to apply the poultice to Quennel's paws, Nemhain watched curiously, tilting her head to one side. Once Rin was mostly done, Nem spoke up to her user softly, "If you need me to grab anything for you, lady Rin, just ask me." She was sure that Rin had plenty of supplies in that little bag of hers, but if there was anything that she didn't have, it would be much more efficient for Nemhain to just fly off and find it for her, rather than force the feline to go and get it herself.

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Quennel dipped her head in a deep bow, "hello my ladies nemhain and rin. it is a pleasure to meet you.", she would murmur, tail swishing softly behind herself, eyes gleaming in surprise as rin applied a poultice, ears flicking up.

"that's pretty cool. maybe ... maybe i could learn something like this?" she murmured faintly, eyes large and glimmering with interest. "what is this place? it smells like home".

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