Splish Splash I Was Taking A [Valerath]

[Leviathan]

This was a whole new world to explore. As Leviathan poked his head out the front of the den, he glanced cautiously behind himself to ensure Mother was not watching. So far, she had watched over their every action and he had not been allowed out of the den. Hal and Kyrie would hopefully follow his lead. Arya... She could stay in the den. Levi did not have the patience to look after the littlest wolf. She was simply... there. Whereas his brother was a worthy adversary and Kyrie was rivaling them in size, Arya was little bitty. She could be run over without a second thought. And that stutter...

But never mind all those things. The mottled male shook his head in confusion; Mother clearly was not paying enough attention. With one last thrown glance behind him, the male darted out the front of the den, rushing over the moss-covered rocks. This was freedom. There was nothing out here that he could not conquer. There were so many things to experience, and Levi was curious to see what there was to do. As he nosed the water, lapping it up quietly, he quirked an eye back toward the dens. Maybe the others would come out with him. If not, it was their loss. There was no reason they should not follow, especially since it was not like Mother would actually do anything about it. The small brute took one last look back into the water, admiring his vibrant eyes. Clearly there was some of his father in him. Levi had never really taken any time to think about it. Mother was never talkative about him, and Levi was not one to question things. Clearly there was a reason behind everything, and quite honestly, even if there was not it would not affect him.

This was the life. This was freedom. No one was the boss of him out here, and he was going to soak it all up. The kenai male lunged forward, throwing his body forcefully into the lagoon. The water swirled around him, his little paws thrashing in an attempt to find the bottom. As the tips of his nails clipped against the ground, he caught his breath once more. This was not so bad, after all.

Tags: @valhalla, Valkyrie & @arya

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The morning was quiet, but the presence of life and energy was still tangible enough for the small arctic female to notice. Small white ears moved in all directions while lying down next to her mother, catching every little sound that it could absorb. Chirping, the howling of the soft wind that echoed across the trees, the little buzzing of the bees that rested on the flowers. Everything around her screamed silently that it was alive. The rustling of the trees, however, was the most relaxing to the small angelic pup, making her eyes close and her body relax like ever  before. Living in Valyn was something awesome to her--her mother was beautiful and strong, her sister, Valkyrie, was a reflection of her mother; her brother, Valhalla, was also very unique in his appearance and personality, but... Leviathan was... weird. He had his own wavelength, his own path to follow. Arya couldn't understand him at all, but she tried to. Even if he was rough with her, she tried her best to understand why her brother was like that. She was sure that everything had an explanation, which was why her curiosity was never quenched. 

Her ears kept picking up different sounds--the subtle breathing of her siblings and her mother, the wind, the birds... and some... splashing? Lifting her head while still remaining in a rested position, she tried to look out of the den to see what was going on. Turning her head to her brothers, she saw everyone but Levi. Her first instinct was to exit the den to find out what was going on, but her extreme obedience to her mother didn't allow her to. She did not want to get in trouble for exiting the den and leaving without permission, but her mother was resting and she knew better than to disturb her in her well-deserved sleep. Arya stood up in all fours, and slowly walked over her siblings, hoping not to wake them up, and she approached the den entrance but she dared not to exit. She saw her brother swimming and thrashing in the water, and her first instinct was to run towards her brother and try to save him. And so, she did--she looked first behind her, making sure her mother was asleep, and then she darted off, running towards her possibly drowning brother.

"L-Levi!" She said, forcing her words out in spite of her stuttering tongue to cry out to her brother. Approaching the border of the pool, she desperately walked side to side, trying to help him in any way she could. "D-Don't worry! I-I'll save you!" And with a quick breath, she jumped in the water, small paws thrashing all around, trying to reach him as much as she could. She tried to push him to the shore, but her body was beginning to get weary from swimming, her small legs growing feeble each passing second...

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Leviathan @valhalla Valkyrie

[Leviathan]

As quick as the freedom was there, the chains came running straight toward him. Leviathan could not help but huff as Arya bellowed out about "saving him" and rushed into the water. What is she thinking? She can't touch here... With a sigh, Levi knew that his mother would expect him to help her. But the strange thing was... he could not care less. If Arya were to have drowned on his watch, the male would feel no regret. And so was every day in the life of the young male. The sheer void of happiness, sadness, love, affection, guilt... He knew that there were certain ways he was expected to act. Heck, he even knew how to play the part from time to time. But it was never quite right.

Like right now, Levi knew that he best save Arya from the water. But that was only because he knew their mother would not be happy if he let his sister die, not because he felt any obligation or fear on behalf of his sister. Mother would be angry, but that did not matter much. So with a huff and a few paddles, Levi reached out to his tiny sister, seizing her by the scruff of her neck and pulling her tired body to the edge where she would be able to touch.

"You never think, Arya. Don't be stupid," he stated coldly, his marbled eyes glazing over the lagoon. Surely there were more dangerous things out there than drowning. That would be the least of Arya's worries if she were not carefully. Levi was not stupid. He knew that Arya was his mother's "delicate little flower" that they were all expected to keep safe. It did not mean he wanted the ball and chain following him around. He wanted to fight with Valhalla and Valkyrie. They were a real challenge. Any fight with Arya would just wind up with her hurt and a lot of tears, which quite frankly, Levi could not understand. What did tears accomplish, other that looking funny? It was a useless thing, but the instant Arya burst into tears Mother would come running and he would be the one punished. Because clearly, he was the one who made her cry.

Most of the time, that was the truth. Levi was callous and abrupt. Whereas Kyrie and Hal had thicker skin and seemed to be used to his rough ways, Arya was always... different. He could not quite figure out where that tenderness came from since Mother was very strong. She just had the most pointless outbursts. There was no reason for it. He never would understand. After all, one who could not love could not truly understand those around him.

Tags: @valhalla, Valkyrie & @arya

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Frail legs splashed and thrashed all around her, her body slowly starting to recede due to exhaustion. Arya's small body tried to keep up with what was going on, her mouth opening to gasp for air. She felt how her brother grabbed her by the scruff of her neck, pulling her quickly to safety. Lifting her small body weight with her trembling legs, she began to relax her breathing and try to calm herself down. She felt overjoyed that her brother had saved her instead, and hoped that he was going to thank her at least for trying--but all she got instead were harsh words that came from the older pup's maw, and a sharp pain in her chest that she had never felt before. "You never think, Arya. Don't be stupid," Arya lowered her head and ears, then lifted her head again to meet her brother's uniquely colored eyes. The pain she had felt on her chest was strange... but it hurt. She felt like crying, and the sharp pain was still present inside of her heart. But she had no idea what it was. It was the first time in her short life that she had felt this... strange sensation. But it was a thing that she was already starting to hate. 

"I-I thought you were d-drowning... I-I'm sorry." Her voice was weary and weak, trying to drown the tears that were threatening to come out. She took a deep breath and looked back down, and her mind was telling her awful things about how dumb she were, trying to rescue him. But at the same time, she began to think about loosing her brother and the pain in her chest became stronger. She felt happy when he was around, even if he wasn't exactly nice to her. "I w-was just a-afraid of losing you." Lifting her small head to meet his eyes once more, she tried to search desperately for any sign of emotion, but she encountered empty eyes. They had no emotion at all. And if there was one thing that Arya knew perfectly, were emotions. Even at a young age, she knew already how strong emotions could be. But Leviathan was different. It would take Arya a lifetime to understand her brother... but she was determined to make him proud... at least for once in her life.

Leviathan @valhalla Valkyrie The feels omg ;w;

[Leviathan]

If Arya was trying to appeal to his emotions, she was poorly mistaken. Levi turned his nose up at his little sister's stammering words, virtually ignoring that she bothered to speak at all. "I am not going to keep swimming if it means you're going to drown yourself," the small male bit out bitterly, his dual-hued eyes flashing past his sister for a brief moment. What was the fun in going out and about if Arya was going to cling on to him like some sort of leech?

"Were Hal and Kyrie behind with you?" he asked blankly, his gazed thrown back toward the dens in an attempt to spy his brother and sister. He could not be bothered much longer with little Arya. If Hal and Kyrie were not going to join them, then he sure was not going to stick around to babysit Arya. He still was not sure why Mother was so insistent on them watching out for her. If someone got hurt, then clearly they were doing something they should not have. Those around him ran that risk every day, and Leviathan could not find it in him to pity anyone who brought harm around or sought out trouble. Things happened the way they should, and he would always believe that.

Though the little male did not have convictions, per say, he did identify with the truth of the matter. Most of the time, if someone were harmed, they were in a place they should not have been or with people they should not have been seeing. Therefore, Arya should not be out here, because she was only around someone who was going to get her hurt. Levi would be the first one to admit that he would be negligent with his little sister. He had a black and white view of the world, even at such a young age. Things were not how and why, they were what and where. There was no emotion or room for feelings in the real world. He would always be different from his siblings; already the Kenai male identified that he was a different kind of wolf. The others were such emotional creatures, whereas Levi struggled every day to see what "love" and "excitement" and "misery" were. They were simply loose ideas, not a concrete existence in the world. Some days, he wished he could feel something. Yet other days, he saw how weak it made the others. Arya was one giant ball of emotions, and it clearly was not getting her anywhere fast.

No, he would do just fine the way he is. One day, he would achieve greatness in a way his siblings would not be able to because of their... handicap.

@valhalla, Valkyrie, & @arya

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"I am not going to keep swimming if it means you're going to drown yourself," Arya lowered her head once more, then looked back up at her brother. "I-I'm sorry." The frail pup perked up her ears to listen to her brother's harsh voice once more, asking about Valhalla and Valkyrie, the only siblings Leviathan apparently cared about. Arya was confused--what had she done to Levi for him to treat her like that? He was confusing for sure, a small walking enigma. But she would never give up as long as she'd live, and she would prove to him that she was worth caring for. She was small and had limited vocabulary, sure... but her heart was big. And no matter what, she would prove to her siblings that she was capable of doing anything they could and more. That is... after she had grown a little, of course. She was tiny, and her only limit right now was her size.

"No-No, t-they were asleep with m-mom." She lowered her head and sat down. Her little heart was about to burst with pain, that strong stinging feeling she tried to drown so much was overpowering her thoughts, and a lone tear came out from her marbled green eyes and fell down to the grass beneath her. Arya was sitting with her head low, and a million questions began to form in her mind. Why did she care so much about him if he didn't care about her? What had she done to him? Had she offended him in any way? Or did he simply not care? Arya looked at him and took a deep breath before asking one simple question. She had to learn not to ask questions you clearly knew the answer to, but she had to hear it from him. She knew her mother loved her and so did her other siblings, but with Levi she was not so sure. Taking a deep breath, she searched into his eyes to see the answer, but once agains he found nothing. She hesitated for a moment, but the question came out blurted, stuttering even more due to her nerves betraying her. "D-do  you l-love me, Levi? Be-because I d-do. N-no matter w-what you s-say." 

Leviathan

[Leviathan]

Apologies had never meant much to Leviathan. There was no sentiment behind them for him, and if one had simply avoided the action in the first place, no apology would have been necessary. It was part of the reason those words had never been uttered from his lips. They were pointless and a waste of time. Why would he bother with something that would not change what had occurred? His sister would never learn, that much he was certain. She would be a burden for the rest of her life, and luckily Levi would not always be the one to bail her out.

At the indication that Hal and Kyrie would not be joining them soon, the little brute huffed. "I don't know why you came out here without them. You're no fun," he scoffed brusquely. Arya would always been a leech stuck to him. It did not matter that she seemed to "care about him" or any of that nonsense. She was nothing but a cling on to him, and now he could not swim because he had to watch out for the baby sister. Life was so unfair. "You should go get them," he growled out bitterly, his strange eyes glancing back toward the dens in hopes of seeing his two more durable siblings headed his way. It was then that Arya decided to pop "the question" to him.

"No, I don't love you," he snapped out at her impatiently, his eyes devoid of emotion as they jerked back to stare at her white coat. "Why would you ask me that?" He stared blankly out over the water, searching for something, anything, that would make her go away. Perhaps a hawk would come to carry her away; then she would not be his problem anymore. Sure, Mother would be angry, but that could be fixed in time. He did not have to stay here forever, but it was looking like Arya was going to bother him for the rest of his life. "Just go get Hal and Kyrie, Arya," he ordered, turning away from his little sister once more. She was not worth his time.

Tags: @valhalla, Valkyrie, & @arya
Notes: Levi is a twit x.x

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"I don't know why you came out here without them. You're no fun. You should go get them," Arya gazed at his brother, trying to grasp what was going on. She had no idea what she had done to Leviathan. She was clueless right now. Her little heart kept hurting, as if someone was punching her in the chest. She had no idea what pain was, or what was heartbreak, but she was experiencing it now, at such a young age. She was confused; her petite face began to show signs of crying, but she didn't want to cry. There was hope still, right? That one day Levi would accept her and love her? She could hope all she wanted. But she was beginning to question the validity of having such thoughts, especially with what followed afterwards. Levi had replied to her question, making Arya even more confused; her heart began to feel like if it was bleeding. "No, I don't love you. Why would you ask me that?"

Her eyes got filled with tears, and a couple of whimpers escaped from her maw. What did she ever do to deserve such punishment? She tried to save him and this is the thanks she got? Her tiny body began to tremble as more whimpers and cries emerged from inside. She lifted her body, standing in all fours before looking back at Levi. He spoke once more, but what Arya heard was a spiteful voice throwing acid at her. "Just go get Hal and Kyrie, Arya," Arya didn't say a word. She lowered her head, and for the first time in her short life, she didn't want to talk. She had been known to be always questioning things in life, always speaking her mind in spite of her speech problem, but not this time. She wanted to walk away, alone, quiet, trapped in her own little world so no one could hurt her any more. She desired peace and time to be able to get rid of this... sharp pain on her chest, so she just hung her head low and walked towards the den.

Crystalline tears fell from her eyes, staining her ethereal white fur. The frail pup was whimpering on her way back, using only her sense of smell to guide her since her eyes were stuck looking at the ground and at her paws. Once entering the den, she looked at the sleeping figures of her siblings, and curled up in a ball. "H-Hal, K-Kyrie. L-Levi is... l-looking for you t-two." It was then that her head collapsed on top of her front legs, and she began to cry. Her cry was intense, but silent, hoping to cry unnoticed. She had no idea what was going on with her, but she desired for it to stop--it was a horrible torture. It was so horrible to love someone who did not love you back. What was wrong with her? Was she being stupid again? She began to question if it was okay for her to speak at all. It was better if she remained quiet; she always asked the wrong questions. Of course, Levi would never love her.

And no one would probably ever will.

Words: 548
Muse: Good! :3
Tags: Leviathan, @valhalla, Valkyrie
Notes: my heart omg

[Valkyrie]

The ebony and gold colored pup was in a deep sleep and was currently in the middle of a vivid dream. In this dream, her mother was stepping down from her rank as alphess and was letting Kyrie finally take over since she was the chosen heir. The howls of the members of Valyn rang through her ears as they all greeted her as their new leader. She had been waiting for this day since the day she had found out that she was the heir to Valyn. Kyrie graciously lowered her body to bow to her mother as a way to thank her for this amazing opportunity. "I promise that I will carry on your legacy and I will not let you down." She then turned her attention away from Valeria and placed her attention on the rest of the pack. "It is obvious that it is impossible to completely follow my mother's footsteps for what she has done will go down in history, but with that being said, I promise to you all that I will continue what she started with that being that the females are the dominant ones. As my mother said a few years ago, it has been too long that we have been considered inferior to the male gender and I will continue to prove those who believe that wrong. Valyn has thrived and grown stronger and I will ensure that it continued to do so." Howls once again erupted but this time they were more powerful as they represented a standing novation. Kyrie was about to respond to their request when the choking voice of her sister Arya woke her up.


As her beautiful blue eyes slowly opened up on response to her sister's voice notifying her that Levi was looking for her and her brother Hal, she noticed that Arya was crying due to how watery her green eyes were. Kyrie had a feeling that the cause of their brother Levi since he wasn't the best company to have due to his weird personality, but she decided to ask her ivory sister anyways. Though before she was able to ask, she watched as her sister collapsed down unto the cavern floor with whimpering sounds escaping from her maw. Compared to the  four of them, Arya was definitely the most emotional. Despite all of that Kyrie still had a soft spot for here and though by now it was apparent that her sister didn't want to be bothered, Kyrie still made the gesture to ask her."What's wrong Arya," Kyrie asked as she glanced in the direction where she was.


Kyrie then got up on all fours and stretched her body out, letting out a slight yawn as she did so. From what she could see it looked like it was a beautiful day to go out and play. Usually they had to wait for their mother to go out so that she could supervise them, but this time, Valeria was still fast asleep which caused a wide grin to appear on her maw. She then forgot all about her crying sister and steadily made her way out of the cave and immediately going to where Levi was located.


"Hey Levi, what's up," she asked playfully.


OCC: Finally finished

Words: 549

Tags: Leviathan, @arya, @valhalla

[Leviathan]

Here come the tears again, Levi thought aimlessly, his focus immediately dropped from his sister once he realized that she was about to turn on the waterworks. The little male was sick of having to watch after her all the time. Kyrie and Hal did not need this much attention. They were simply there, and Arya was always chomping down his neck for attention. Could she not see that that could not be forced? He was not going to do anything he did not want to, and quite frankly he did not want much of anything to do with Arya. She was going to keep trying though. Levi was pretty sure about that.

After what seemed like ages, Valkyrie emerged from the dens. Levi flashed a half-smile at his sister, casually turning back to greet her. "Is Hal not with you?" he asked flatly, his eyes glazing back over the dens in an attempt to locate his brother. There probably was not long before Mother would call them back in the dens, but that did not mean they could not explore for a while before she drug them back in. "The water feels great if you wanna go for a swim," he remarked casually, gently appraising his sister.

It was not hard to see that Valkyrie was their mother's favorite, but that never seemed to bother Levi. He was not here to impress anyone or gain someone else's affections. Those were meaningless things, and he was far more focused on bettering himself than he was on competing for an unattainable goal. He would never be their mother's favorite, so why waste the effort on trying? There were far more fulfilling things, like learning to hunt and kill. While the pack had not yet allowed them on a hunting trip, Levi was intensely curious about stalking their prey. He felt the primal urge to seek and kill, and he wanted to feel the heat of fresh blood trickling down his jawline. It was one of the few things he craved; adrenaline. There was little for him to do around here, so surely there was more to experience in a hunt or a fight. "Hey Kyrie, is Mother still distracted?" he asked absently.

Tags: @arya, @valhalla, & Valkyrie

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[attr="class","pltxt"]The commotion in the den was sudden, stirring the multi-hued pup from his slumber. Blue eyes opened slowly, gaze coming into bleary focus, as Arya’s small, pale form briefly entered his vision. Closing his eyes again, Valhalla’s body contorted in a stretch as an idle yawn distorted his speech. “Aryaaaaa-h-hh,” he mumbled amidst the gaping exhale, half in acknowledgement and half in complaint at her interrupting him from his sleep. A moment later, sobbing reverberated around the spacious den, and Hal’s ears pricked to attention. His sister was crying?

"H-Hal, K-Kyrie. L-Levi is... l-looking for you t-two."

In a matter of seconds, the white runt explained the reason for her tears – Leviathan. Their brother had quite a brutish way with his words, and Arya was exceptionally sensitive, so when left alone, it meant only heartache for the emotional girl. He wouldn't begrudge his brother a personality that couldn't be helped. Her elder sister, Valkyrie, questioned her gently, but sensing the girl’s unwillingness to open up, Kyrie left the den, obviously to seek out their brother. Valhalla sat up, not interested in following Kyrie to berate him – truthfully, he wasn’t angry at Levi for upsetting Arya. Bluntness was the boy’s way, and Hal found much comfort in having his brother beside him. The two were seen as the most expendable ones in the litter because of their gender, and though he knew their mother loved them all dearly, their pack law dictated that she loved Valkyrie and Arya the most, because she had to. He and Levi would never be anything more than mere footsoldiers to their pack, undervalued by those that didn’t know them, and though the thought was deflating, at the very least both he and his brother would be able to stand together in Valyn’s shadow.

Standing on all fours, Valhalla approached his sobbing sister, his pale eyes softening in sympathy. Arya was his little sister, his soft-hearted runt, and she needed him worlds more than his other siblings did. He hated seeing her in pain – be it emotional or physical. Normally he would have attempted to battle off whatever brought her such terror, but in this instance, that was something he could not do – nonetheless, his brotherly instincts were quick to take action.

He nudged his large maw against her dainty head, letting the tip of his wet nose sneak into the inside of her ear, its sudden coldness against her delicate skin aiming to distract her. He knew his sister was especially ticklish, being the weakest of them all in that regard, and he wondered whether she would still be so easily delighted by his playful touch even in her hysterical state. "Arya, stop crying,” he murmured gently, a soft whine inadvertently escaping his lips as a consequence of her grief. “C'mon, you’re gonna make me cry,” he nudged her cheek again, trying to convince his sister to lift up her head.

“We don’t have to talk about if you don’t wanna,” he reassured her, not intending to push the matter if she didn’t want to share. Whatever it took to make her feel better, he would do in a heartbeat.


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Everything seemed so hazy, so foreign, so weird and out of place. Arya tried to focus on calming down, but all she did was get worse. Trying to understand the world around her, Arya questioned herself. She tried to control her crying but she just kept going and going. Everything was so confusing for her. She tried to understand Levi, but it was proving to be difficult. Everything around her was blurry, and her heart was aching. What did she do wrong? Why did Levi say he did not love her, but sound so interested in Kyrie and Hal? Did he loved them and not her? Arya sobbed even worse and even gasped for air a few times, feeling nauseous and sad at the same time. She had never experienced a strong emotion like this one, and she was already hating it. 

Arya kept whimpering softly as her siblings began to ask her questions. For a brief second, she felt as if she wasn't there. Her small body trembled, and her heart kept doing that unfamiliar stinging sensation, and it was really painful. She felt horrible, and the small arctic femme desired to let it all out. She remained quiet as she tried to calm herself down, but it was proving to be really hard to do so. Covering her eyes with her paws, she heard the faint voice of Valhalla speak to her in the most comforting way she had ever experienced. He whispered to her to stop crying, making Arya cry even more. "W-What's w-wrong with m-me, Hal?" she blurted out before crying again, tears falling freely from her eyes. "W-why d-does Lev-Levi ha-hate me s-so m-much?" She removed her paws from her eyes and dragged herself closer to Hal, sighing in relief that she had gotten her thoughts out of her mind even though it was still bursting with questions every second. 

Words: 326
Muse: horrid
Tags: Leviathan, @valhalla, Valkyrie
Notes: blah sorry for the crappy post not feeling so well

[Leviathan]

As always, the focus was on Arya. Levi could not understand what it was about that tiny creature that everyone felt the need to protect her. This was a dog eat dog world, and she needed to learn sooner rather than later that if she made stupid decisions, there were consequences for those actions. With her brother and sister always babying her and their mother doting on her every step, it was no wonder she did not have the heart to be around Levi. He was blunt and straightforward, just like he was with everyone else he encountered. It was not as if he were specifically mean toward the smallest of their litter. Arya was just too tender hearted for his personality, and he was not going to pretend to be something he was not in order to preserve her feelings. He was nobody's tool to manipulate at will.

The kenai male nodded his head in greeting to Kyrie, relieved to not be obligated to keep track of her sister any longer. They knew well enough that he would not be held accountable for Arya; it was only because he realized their mother would be displeased and likely punish him if he allowed harm to come to his sister that he bothered to act at all. "Arya is trying to get herself killed," he ground out flatly, his piercing eyes falling back on the small white female. She was such a burden to them, could she not see that? "She should not be jumping into the water where she cannot touch. That is a quick way to drown."

They had grown up on the border of the lagoon since their birth. Leviathan was not certain about the rest of his siblings, but Mother had always made a big point of warning him of the dangers of drowning. The water was protection from others who might harm them, but that did not make it any less of a danger to them. He had known well enough to stay where he could touch. It was not his fault that his sister did not heed those warnings. It was no concern of him. All he knew was that somehow, the tears the littlest wolf summoned up were enough to draw the attention back to her. She was forever going to be the center of attention, and he would always be the one who simply did not get it.

"I'm going for a walk," he stated bluntly, abruptly turning his back on Arya and ignoring his brother all together. The others had completely ruined his brief moment of freedom with their obsession with Arya. He could not recover this, at least not in the presence of his siblings. He needed some alone time. "Do not follow me." And with that, the young male darted off into the jungle, far from where he knew that his siblings would dare to venture for fear of punishment from Mother.