ten inches of fanta

/throws Xan
TIME FOR SOME BROTHER-SISTER BONDING KINDA MAYBE ;v;

Ever since Scarlett had taken the boy to view the main border of the valley, the idea of entering the outside world had become almost too enticing. He wanted to explore it, to see what was out there, but refrained from doing so. The trek to the entrance itself was long, and tiring on his little limbs, making him certain that leaving would not yet be a good idea. Still, the outside called to him over and over again. Eventually, he'd decided to give in slightly, and go visit the borders again. This time, however, he thought he'd be on his own. After crossing the river at a shallow part, a section he could walk through without the water rising up over his head, he found his assumption of being alone to be false.

Xan watched as his sister followed after something, nose to the ground and seemingly oblivious as to where she was going. Curious, he followed after her, doing his best to be light on his feet—which wasn't nearly as easy as it appeared to be. Nevertheless, he tried, attempting to walk on his tiptoes up until the point where Sesi stopped. He, too, then stopped, and observed her actions. The boy had learned that she wasn't exactly the boldest of the children, often taking cover in the den, rather than going out to explore. Assuming that was the cause of her behavior now, he approached her slowly, trying not to startle her. While he didn't recognize Desna as being his sister, and sometimes butted heads with Nanook, the silvery girl had never really done anything to offend him. She'd been accepted as being his sister, just as the other light grey girl had been, and her personality kept him from feeling the need to argue with her. If anything, witnessing the way she currently held herself awoke what little brotherly instincts he had, rather than irritating him.

"Sesi?" he questioned, drawing closer to her. His head turned, looking between the girl and the entrance, before focusing his oddly coloured gaze directly on her. "Don't be scared, it's just the borders." As if that made things any better. "They aren't scary, they get peed on," Xan said, voice taking on a tone that was much friendlier that any way he'd ever spoken before. He even scrunched his nose up to add onto what he'd said, possibly trying to make a joke, but most likely failing.