Raisa carried a fat young boar towards the family den, tail wagging. She'd never caught one before, and she thought Benkei might like to try it with her, and Cirilla if she'd never tried, either. It was a good excuse to sit them all down, not that she really needed one; she tried to bring home something for the growing boy daily, not to mention bond with her newfound family members and catch up on lost time. It was nice, feeling like a good sister, a good daughter, to just a... regular, happy little family, one where they spent casual time doing nothing in particular together, where they had meals and laughed.

It gave Raisa a glimpse into all that Rajani had stolen from her, keeping Cirilla a secret. It left her with a bitter taste in her mouth, and with a few final changes, she hoped to be rid of the ghosts that haunted her past. She was tired of keeping Sem'ya afloat when she'd reworked its very bones herself, tired of carrying on the Daillo legacy when she wasn't a part of it, and on top of it all, she wanted to make sure Cirilla and Benkei knew they were her family. They were important, trusted.

The striped young woman dipped her head into the den to see if they were there.

Her boy was growing - like a weed! One moment he was a wee little pupplet - the next, he was (roughly) four months old, and it had felt like she had blinked. Where had time gone? Up her ass and around the corner?

Today, Cirilla felt inspired for a life lesson and decided that she’d try to see if Benkei was interested in learning how to swim. It could save his life one day, after all, and that was all the inspiration that Cirilla needed - especially after losing him once already. Benkei-bear, how do you think the beach sounds today, hm?

But oh! Why not make it a whole family trip to the beach? Would Raisa like that? Would the others? Forget adulting for awhile, to just relax with them? She stood to stretch, headed for the den entrance when -

Raisa entered with food! Cirilla tilted her head, her curled tail wagging.

Her eye narrowed. Say, Raisa? Are you a mind reader? It was a joke, of course - UNLESS?? She grinned approaching her daughter gently. Whatcha got planned today, Raisa? Anything... important?

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Who would he be if he wasn't sleeping in? "Benkei-bear, how do you think the beach sounds today, hm?" lazily he flopped over, rolling his round large body over to peak at his mother through heavy lids. He yawned, ❝ ...huh? ❞ the boy rumbled, trying to process what it was she wanted ─ when the smell of food found his nose. That got him out of bed!

Another yawn stifled from pale tan lips big and intentional as he clambered to his feet giving one of those fully body shakes that almost knocked him over. Curled tail wiggled over his back as he clambered to the maw of their den, ❝ Ooo, whats that?! ❞ he beamed, stretching his nose toward the animal that Raisa had gripped in her jaws.

"Say, Raisa? Are you a mind reader?" Benkei looked between the two women, eyes drifting back to the meal. "Whatcha got planned today, Raisa? Anything... important?" the pup whined for her to put it down, drool beginning to pool under his jowly lips and run in a gross slimy stream that was already hanging dangerously from his mouth.

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