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caiaphas watched gravely as a new sensation filtered in arrille's heart -- and she saw that inimitable fire and knew well the sting of its filth-black smoke. it would cloud his vision and his heart but she would not stop it, for it was what guided her against those that dared wrong her and her kin. she had learned to temper her fire, to guide it -- perhaps in time the embers would be arrille's to command as well.

"good." she affirmed, a cant of her muzzle given as she turned to face arrille. the first step to becoming stronger was shedding your ties to those that would hold you down -- blood, family, anything. "but you already have." she motioned with a paw towards the beach, the entire of grimnismal. they were his family now.