My Sibling Bond is Stronger Than Your Sibling Bond. (O/O With @TiredOtter)

“Oh…” Seren, looked at Myra uncertainty. “You don’t seem evil.”

"We're not! I don't think so at least. The reason we are seen that way is because… Erm, hold up a second." Myra muttered, quickly turning to River. "Can I tell him about Harley?" He signed, River signing back a hesitant yes.

I’m going to bed now, gnight Lex!))

Seren tilted his head curiously to the side. He didn’t interrupt, waiting patiently for the story.

Lol, Ishoulddothesame. But I digress.//

"Well, when I was a few years old… River was around… sixteen or seventeen I think, our parents died. River's twin, Harley went out to get wood for coffins. He didn't come back and River went and searched for him, they found him dead in the middle of the forest. They buried his body but came back to the village with blood on their hands and told everyone he was dead. They were convinced River killed him, I don't know why…"

Seren’s gaze flashed to River, signing ”I’m sorry for your loss.” to the older boy. Arkyn, who was quietly listening, gave him a sympathetic look over her shoulder. Jasper, however, wasn’t listening at all. The boy was busy nosing around the room, bothering the other kids trying to unpack.

"It's fine, it was a while ago. But the people near us haven't trusted me, then my siblings by association." River signed back, a sad smile on their face. They could live with River not being trusted, but for their siblings to be brought into it…

Seren smiled back gently, feeling bad for his new friends. ”We’ll be your friends if you’d like.” He signed back to River.

"Myra and I would love it, Ryder… Not so much." They signed back, just about done with their unacking.

”Is there anything we can do to fix that?” Seren responded, watching Ryder with interest.

"Probably not! Ryder holds grudges longer than it takes a snail to travel the world!" Myra intergected. The person in question, Ryder, was lining up his potions up on a window sill.

Seren’s pointy ears drooped downwards in disappointment. ”But we didn’t do anything wrong?”

"Ah… Ryder is a bit difficult to explain I guess." This was all Myra would say, her eyes looking down.

“We didn’t do anything wrong, right?” Seren bit his lip fearfully, worried he’d already upset his potential friends.

"No! Of course not!" Myra rushed to assure him, shaking her hands instead of her head quickly.

Seren sighed in relief, visibly relaxing. “Okay, good.” He managed to crack a small smile.

"Yup! I think it's almost time for dinner! I wonder what we'll have!" Myra exclaimed, standing up energetically.

“We get dinner?” Seren’s eyes lit up, the underfed boy shocked to find this out.

"Mhm! Usually River hunts for us and I find barries, so I don't actually know a lot of food types!" Myra said, nodding.

“Me neither!” Seren grinned. “Ark? Can we go down early?” He pleaded, pouting dramatically.

“God ahead, but be careful! Save Jasper and I a spot, please. We’ll be down soon.” Arkyn waved him off, going back to unpacking.

"River? Can I do the same?" Myra called out, River signing a quick sure over their head. "Okay! Come on come on!"

“I’m coming!” Seren practically bounced after her, growing excited.

Myra let out a whee, running out the large door and down the stone steps.

Seren flew after her, his ears pricked up with excitement. “Do you know the way there?”

"Nope!" Myra laughed, bounding down the rest of the stairs.

“Wait up!” Seren chased after her, grinning widely.

"Come on! This way we can explore without any stingy adults! It'll be fun!"

Seren chased after Myra, his eyes gleaming as they raced through the school. “This place is huge!”