The fact that he had grappled onto her ear seemingly caused her to roll over beneath his weight. His paws danced around her as he tried to avoid her razor sharp puppy incisors and yet it was to no avail. Her ear was released when those teeth grabbed onto the loose skin of his foreleg and if he could shout he would have.

That beautiful head so reminiscent of his father and grandfather is thrown back as his jaws open in a puppyish snarl. But she releases him nearly as quickly as she had clamped down, her voice now streaming forth like a pleasant song. There are many times that Zagan wished he could speak his mind as freely as others did. There were so many things he would say; to talk back just as he does in his mind when mother tells him to do something he does not wish to do, to yell at his siblings for angering him, to question everything he seeks an answer to. It is a wretched curse to carry with him and he doubts that it will ever be lifted.

His posture calmed as he settled back into a seated position, head tilting to the side as she spoke each sentence. Feathered thing? Like one of those floating creatures I had chased away through the fields? No, foolish boy, that was an insect. Yesssss, it had no feathers. Voices collided within his mind as she spoke onward about this creature. His eyes zoned back in upon her when she spoke of Ilias. His features wrinkled into a look of disappointment and anger that his beloved sister would dare to wish harm upon their blood brother. If only he could say so.

Ilias is strong. He just has… missing pieces or something. He stares deep into her eyes as he tries to convey these thoughts to her but it is useless. Either way, he nods whether or not she has gotten the point of it before his attention is turned inwardly once again. Ilias is unfit for life. He can’t survive on his own, Zagan. The voice agrees with Kairos as it urges him to shift his perspective upon the matter before him. But he is a loyal brother and will not allow such things to damage what bond he has with his littermates. Even so, there is something off-putting about his strange brother.