Bearclaw Valley mercury in retrograde

Hackles raised as the girl pressed herself against the male, a low growl working its way out of his throat. Alexander had no proper concept of jealousy, it being one of the many emotions that he’d learned to turn off, but he didn’t like the contact shared between the two of them. Siblings or not, it mattered little to him, and he motioned for her to return to his side. Whilst he wanted to let them reunite with one another in the same way that he had with his own sisters, he did not trust strangers, nor did he like the sight of her so close to any male that was not him.

Stay?

The albino’s eyes snapped back over to the boy, focusing on him as the word repeated in his head. It was not a question meant for him to answer—at least, it hadn’t been directed his way—but that didn’t stop him from speaking anyways. “You can stay if she wants you to,” he stated, pointing Reigi out with his nose. She would be the only reason he might be allowed to stay, actually, and that was just because he didn’t want to upset his friend; if he were to upset her, then she might leave, and he couldn’t tolerate the loss of yet another companion.