Family time|Clan Fira-Rccus, Naurorod

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Flame was having the best time she could remember in her life. Her father and brother were home, she was starting to make slow progress with her mind powers and everyone was happy.

Currently Tres, Artica and Ann were deep in a conversation about last-minute details of splitting the clan and where each half of the clan would be settling at first. Gemma was half listening to her mother, aunt and friend and half focused on playing with Aly.

Flame was meant to be exercising the horses, which she was doing, technically, but she was really more interested in showing off for her father. "Daddy, watch me!" she shouted as she rose to stand on the horse's back with her arms spread out to her sides.

Ann, Artica and Tres all glanced at Flame, then returned to their conversation, Tres and Artica rolling their eyes while Ann looked amused.

[Kender Bard]

"That's good, Flame!" Thelon called out. "Just be careful, sweetheart!"

Amneris sat nearby, just grinning as she watched Flame. The young girl wasn't quite so interested in showing off as her cousin. "Do you know how to ride a horse, Uncle Thelon?"

"Of course I do," Thelon chuckled.

Libre was sitting with his mother, listening in on the conversation. Though he would never be an Elder, probably, he wanted to learn as much as he could.

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Flame just grinned and waved at her father. Like most of her peers here, she was utterly fearless when riding.

Perhaps a little TOO fearless, Tres thought ruefully when she glanced back towards Flame - just in time to see her little girl do a handstand on the horse's back. She shook her head slightly and wrapped an arm around Libre.

Flame managed to keep her balance for a minute, then the horse shifted slightly as it altered its gait and the young girl toppled to the ground, landing firmly on her butt. Conversation slowed, though didn't stop, as the three women glanced over to see if Flame was all right.

Flame was on her feet quickly, rubbing her backside and looking humiliated as her horse calmly trotted away from her, heading back towards the rest of the clan's horses. Gemma snickered quietly, earning a glare from Flame.

Secret, curled up on Amneris' lap, barely opened an eye, but she did make a sound that sounded a lot like a human's irritated sigh.

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Amneris had to bite her lip to keep from giggling and Libre just shook his head.

"Are you all right, Flame?" Thelon asked in concern as he walked over to her.

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Of all the times to fall, it HAS to be while Daddy's watching, Flame thought with a sigh. "I'm fine, Daddy," she assured him, giving him a small smile and a hug.

~Perhaps next time you won't show off and risk looking foolish then,~ Secret commented.

Flame looked over at the cat, startled. Hey, I didn't use my sign?

~Of course, little fire-kit,~ Secret chuckled. ~Didn't I tell you there'd be a time when you didn't have to? The bond between us is almost complete, little one. We'll never be apart now.~

A look of pure happiness passed over Flame's face and she grinned at her feline friend.

[Kender Bard]

Unsure of what prompted that look, Thelon just pat Flame softly on the head. "Here, let me help you exercise these horses." He walked over to the rest of them and selected a tamer one that hadn't had its trot yet and mounted up bareback.

Libre frowned as he absorbed all he'd heard so far. "So how far apart are the two new clans going to be? And are they going to have separate names or still all be Fira?"

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Flame grinned happily at her father and ran to get one of the other horses that still needed exercising, completely ignoring her mother's warning not to run around the horses. "Daddy, can we go for a ride outside of the clan? Please?" She wasn't allowed out of sight of the clan huts without an adult and it was extremely boring to ride only around the coral, so she gave her father a desperately hopeful look.

Tres smiled at Libre, pleased by his interest. "Well Libre, the two clans will probably stay on opposite sides of Fira's territory, so they'll be a few days ride away from each other. As for names, well, as a group we'll all be clan Fira still, but we'll probably give the sub-clan a name just to cut down confusion for people travelling between them. Any suggestions?"

[Kender Bard]

"Certainly," Thelon agreed. ~Tres I'm taking Flame for a ride outside the clan. We won't go far.~

"Hmm," Libre hummed as he thought it over. "How about Clan... Tresira and Articra?" He giggled quietly at that.

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Be careful, love, Tres thought, a hint of concern in her tone. She didn't particularly like the thought of Thelon and Flame going off alone, though she knew it was an irrational fear. Even if they got lost, Thelon could always teleport them back. Take plenty of water and come back if you start feeling ill. The last thing you want is to get sunstroke out there.

Artica gave Libre an amused look and ruffled his hair playfully. "I don't think so."

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~Aye, I know~ Thelon agreed. "Let's go get a few things, Flame," he said and dismounted so he could refill the waterskins.

"It was worth saying," Libre laughed. "Fire and Rah? No? Well, then, how about..." He frowned as he recalled something from his studies. "Forian and Rccus?" It was Old Tongue for east and west. "Or Supern and Notas?"

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"Okay," Flame agreed, dismounting and leading the horses after her father. Secret got up from Amneris' lap and followed after her human. Aly, bored of playing with Gemma, picked up her ball and walked over to Amneris, holding the toy out in a silent offer to play.

"Hmm," murmured Artica. "Actually, I like those." Tres, Ann and Gemma nodded in agreement.

"Good thinking, Libre," Ann remarked, smiling at him. "We should have asked you sooner."

(Making a new thread for Thelon and Flame.)

[Kender Bard]

Libre's smile nearly split his face. "Wow, really?" he answered with delight. "I mean, it's nothing fancy or anything. I'm not even all that good at Old Tongue so I'm not sure I got them exactly right. But they did come up in my lessons and I always thought it was a pretty language."

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Amused, Ann nodded to Libre. "Yes, it is. And it sounds like your grasp of the language is better then mine is."

"Of course, the last lesson you had on it was..." Tres trailled off for a moment, visibly uncomfortable.

"A long time ago," Ann said simply, shifting to rest her hand on Tres' and give it a friendly squeeze. "I guess you've been studying hard while you were in Sensatia then, Libre?"

[Kender Bard]

"Yeah," Libre agreed. "If I'm gonna be the Master someday, I want to know everything I can. 'Knowledge is the true might and measure of a man'." He quoted from one of the Thuothian sermons he attended.

"Not that I don't enjoy it when I have time to other things," he added with a small smile. "Just like how when I go to Khelek to study, it'll be for studying, but I'm going to make time to spend time with Harmony too."