One of the members of Tylwyth Narah has two infant girls who C'kayah dotes on to excess:
Kenthy, not so much. Except when no one is watching:
And sometimes the babies make a statement, too:
Quote:[22:24]C'kayah Tia exhaled angrily, then swallowed the emotion, a studied calm on his face. He cradled the babies in his arms and looked from face to face. "Now that we've started out with a thorough demonstration of what can go wrong", he chuckled. "Let's talk about what can go right. You've all taken one of the coins. The Tylwyth Narah coins. That makes you all brothers and sisters. Family, of a sort."
[22:25]C'kayah Tia: "Look at your brothers and sisters. If you don't know them, introduce yourselves. You'll be depending on each other." He paused, giving them a chance to do so while he rocked the babies.
[22:28]C'kayah Tia: "Power", he simply said, rocking the babies. "That's why we're here. That's why the Owner finances us. Power isn't wealth, but wealth goes along with it. Power gives us the ability to read the political landscape of the underworld, and to *affect* it. Power is what will take the Owner - and by extension, us - to the top. That is why we're here."Â
Kenthy, not so much. Except when no one is watching:
Quote:[23:13]C'kayah Tia shook his head and paced with the baby, rocking her and singing softly. It takes a few minutes, but the child calms. He moves to stand near Rinh'sae, his voice a soft sing-song. "He know nothing of us", he lilts. "And he shouldn't know anything of us. But if he's corruptible - if he's corruptible and still a Flame, then we could use him. You never know, right? But it's good to have something in the bank?"
[23:16]Kenthy Pennyfeather grumbled something beneath her breath but she kept Zyia close and picked up a rhythm with the girl. Tossing her head carefully to the side produced any child's favorte toy: a long tail of bright red hair. She caught herself humming a foreign tune from her past to the girl but the memories that came with it didn't stop her. It took her a moment longer than it took her sister but Zyia finally quieted and gripped Kenthy's hair as though she intended to claim it as her own.
And sometimes the babies make a statement, too:
Quote:[23:24]C'kayah Tia does the same thing with Kia, then holds her up grinning delightedly at her. "Someone made a poop!"Â
