A New Start [Jyn]

[Sama'el Sunsinger]

"I promise I won't drop her into the fire," he said, a lame joke attempted. But he didn't move to take her unless it was clearly welcome. Instead he bent down a bit, crooking his index finger and holding it out for her to grab with her little sausage fingers. His face split with a happy grin. This was almost as good as having one himself, a symbol of the growing nature of a pavilion, even if only time would tell whether she was counted as a member, if she and her father chose to stay. "She's beautiful," he said again, not even remembering having said it before. It was one of those instances where an everyday miracle, a baby, elicited this sort of reaction from a person. It was a plain statement of fact, but most parents couldn't hear compliments about their children enough. He turned toward Dohaina and whistled to her. She glanced at him, then came walking sedately over when he spoke to her. "It's good for Drykas children to get accustomed to our equine cousins as soon as possible," he explained, lest Jyn be anxious. "Most are weaned from their mothers and fed mare's milk until they are old enough for solid food. Perhaps I should buy a pregnant mare," he said thoughtfully. "It's about time to start a breeding herd. Could get some goats, perhaps. Hm. What do you think?" Jyn would get to express his opinion, though Sama'el would have to make the ultimate decisions, proto-Ankal that he was. But Sama'el didn't want his proto-pavilion to become more than Jyn could handle when Sama'el was away.

[Daejyn]

Lilani gurgled happily and grabbed onto Sam's finger readily, her eyes alert to everything around her, even turning to look at the strider as she came over to them. "Thank you, her mother is very beautiful, I'm sure Lili will be as well," Jyn smiled, he had been about to offer her to Sam to hold, but when he called Dohaina over, Jyn thought he'd retain his daughter a bit longer. It wasn't that he was all that worried about the horse hurting his daughter. After all, Ugly Pony seemed to tolerate her. It was just an automatic reaction to a very large animal near his precious daughter.

A bit focused on that concern, it took him a moment to mentally catch up to what Sam was saying. "Oh, well, she's already weaned, unfortunately, obviously," Jyn said. He knew it wasn't good for babies, the handful that had been born in captivity when he was there, that had survived, had all been breast fed until they were two or more. Not exclusively, of course, but in addition to their solid foods. Mothers who stopped producing milk after a few months almost always lost the child. Jyn was still terrified that that could happen to Lilani, she was only a few months old, and had been on goats milk for the majority of her life now. But she showed no signs of weakening or sickening. "If... if mare's milk will make her stronger, then I'll do whatever needs doing to make it so. Its not healthy for her to be off the breast so soon... it worries me." he admitted. "I mean, she's healthy now, I just want her to stay that way."

[Sama'el Sunsinger]

Sama'el seemed content to play with her for the moment, and would hold her later, perhaps. It was of vital importance that she grow comfortable around horses as soon as possible if her father wanted her to be a Drykas, and they would always be bigger than her, so she had to get over that fear immediately. "Nothing really compares to a mother's milk," he agreed, "but sometimes mothers have to focus on other things in order to protect their children and their pavilions. Mare's milk is healthy, too. It also makes a link between Drykas and the horses who are our livelihood. It's good that the goat milk keeps her healthy. We can just offer her options." He tried to offer an encouraging smile. "I want her to be healthy too."

[Daejyn]

Jyn smiled "Thank you, that means a lot to me," Because all the other Drykas children had a pack of adults seeing to them, Lili only had him. It was nice that another adult would concern himself with her welfare. He shifted a bit to bring Lili closer to Dohaina as she reached out for the strider, patting her velvety nose if the strider allowed it, being pretty gentle for a little baby who didn't have great control over her limbs yet.

[Sama'el Sunsinger]

Sama'el just smiled and Dohaina, gentle as any mother, pressed her nose against the infant's hand, a liquid eye peering placidly at the little bundle of joy. They almost looked like a pavilion. END

[Lariat]

Jyn

Experience:
Riding (Horse): 1


Lores:

New Master, not such a bad guy
Sama'el (Employer, and fledgling friend)
Ignorance is bliss? I think not...
Carry your goals before your head
How Ugly pony likes to be groomed
How to catch a striders eye
Ways to become a drykas

Sama'el

Experience:
Riding (Horse): 1xp
Horsemanship: 1xp

Lores:
Jyn (Servant/employee)
Lilani (Adorable child of Jyn)
You are not my slave, just work for me
Not wanting to be a burden to your servant
Glimmering futures ahead

Thoughts: Good job on the thread guys, if you have any questions or think I missed something shoot me a pm.