Hangry. PV

The emotions exuded was clear to the fifteen year old, the adult was upset. Her own mother would have replicated such emotions but would not a healer have witnessed worse than a cut like hers? Nevertheless, Aurelia's head would nod in response. Nico. The pet name appealed to Aurelia who emitted the lightest of scoffs. For 15 years, her mother had never anointed a nickname on her daughter. But the mention of her parents would cause aurelia to snap, "No." The word coming out more forceful than she expected.

"My mother need not know about this... if she did, she would demand that Aspen be swapped for another. " The girl would explain. Perhaps she was more attached to the feisty bird of prey than she thought. Nevertheless, Aurelia would not expect the healer to be pardoned off. Another tactic Aurelia would approach with much deceit. She would begin sniffing and her eyes glistening. It was not often she saw the need to use tears for her advantage but this paired with the stimulating pain of that the stump of her hand provided, making it quite effortless to stir up the act. Her hand would move to wipe the tears of her eyes. "A-Aspen was just hungry, it is of no fault of my owl that she should be disposed of." Her voice cracked.

Siobhan clicked her tongue before she spoke “Well, nothing for it then. Come along.” Her demeanour alone betrayed the fact that she was evidently thinking of something that hadn’t been said aloud, but as to what Nicholas could not be sure. Whatever it was, there were more pressing concerns in any event. The maiming of a child would clearly take precedence over whatever concerns for that child’s home life were running through her head. There would be time for questioning after the finger was seen to.

For his part, Nicholas found himself barely centered. A whirlwind of emotions had been whipped up that were only now beginning to settle, his mother serving as a sort of grounding presence. He hadn’t seen someone attacked by their own pet before and he most certainly hadn’t seen that pet rip off a literal part of its owner. It would seem that a lizard was most certainly a much more appropriate animal to entrust to the care of a child, especially when compared to a bird of prey that was capable of shearing off fingers with relative ease. That was Nicholas’s understanding at least, the preceding events of the day had made sure of that.

He stayed relatively silent as Leia’s voice cracked and the tears began to flow. To him, it seemed only natural that such a reaction would finally follow the injury and the very real risk of losing her pet, the idea of it being an act would not even cross the boy’s mind. Sympathy alone would flare.

What a terrible day.

Stats: STA: 12 | EVA: 6 | STR: 8 | WIS: 6 | ARC: 4 | ACC: 6
Abilities: Foulplay | Statistically Relevant
Tags: @Aurelia Notrésvace
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