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[elderspeaksfirst]

Kinship is such an uncertain blessing.

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[tryingitall]

Well...as I said, our Father left. And some of the eldest four had a falling out. I'd like to say it's complicated, but it's not. Just tedious and ugly. I don't know, I suppose it's too much to ask that everyone get along all the time, but for things to be coming to bloodshed so often feels wrong.

[He watches the tail flick absently, privately impressed. There aren't many dragons left in his world, and the ones still around aren't very conversational.] My apologies, I never told you my name, did I? It's Balthazar.