Swiftcurrent Creek Gnaar Mok

He shrugged, I dunno. People are weird. I'm sure my sister would cause trouble without everyone's help if nobody else did.  He hadn't really seen her around much, but the pair weren't exactly the best of friends -- they clashed pretty hardcore if put in a small area.  So maybe it was a good thing, otherwise the two siblings would probably have caused more drama than all the hormonal crud Akatosh was too young to participate in.

Assuming you stick around, he said.  It was pretty matter-of-fact, without venom.  Those not related to him by blood had pretty much either kept to themselves or left -- or both.  He had thought that Mahler was going to stick around, but Akatosh wasn't really sure of the reason for his departure either.  Again, Akatosh just missed out on the more subtle reasons.  It wasn't like any of these new folks had been around long enough for him to feel comfortable believing they'd stay.  Maybe in another month or something there'd be a vague hope.  So we'll see.