Despite assumptions, Ele her pushed the point nor tried to get in Kiko's bed, and the night was a sound ohough the m was not so much, for the promised joint exercise had the Fatherborn in a flurry of excitement. Breakfast was a vigorous affair, with boasts of strength and excmations of the men that the women thought most attractive. There were fireworks when two women annouhe same man, though it was clear that they were just messing around and didn't actually want to fight each other for him or anything like that.

  After breakfast in their shifts, aing dressed into their uniforms, the group milled out to the practice rahe men were not here yet, but there was a guy who stood out in the crowd. A robust giant of a man, over six foot tall and with a barrel-like physique despite the height, he looked the kind of person who could pull a tree out of the ground and carry it on his shoulder. The shoulder-length red hair was well kept aly tied back with simple pit, and his inch-long beard was equally looked after and pited. There was even a pair of small csp-like things clipped at the bottom of his beard and hair. Despite the sheer size of the man and grizzled look to his face, the way he was and styled gave him an aura of civilized savagery. Like he could split your head open on a rock, then wash his hands and have dinner with the family.

  As Kiko approached, she saw he was engaged in versation with the Camp's Big Guy, who's name she ed to garner during his teag of Fox-Fire. The two seemed animate and engaged despite Kiko being uo hear the words, so she didn't bother too much about the fact that he stood out a mile. Not only from a ck of tails, but also his fashion being radically different. Even a City Dweller would raise an eyebrow at his passing. The Fatherborainly were staring and raising eyebrows, though they didn't get much ce to say anything because a loud greeting cut through the air.

  "Ymir, ya smelly bastard! Didn't you pass the river on your way here?" It excimed. Kiko immediately reized the voice, though the tone was entirely different to before. Staring stu Yeni strolled from the tents to the ground, the big man wasted no time in turning to her and pig her up, spinning with enthusiasm like they had been married a decade.

  "Hygiene is sedary to beautiful women! Even if they do tend to eat the men that are attracted to such beauty" he replied, putting her down after a few rotations. The two clearly knew each other from the jubint tohey had, though Kiko could only stare in shock at this elegant, demure eaking like a lout...It was enough that she totally missed the sed part of his cim, and just stood staring.

  It was eventually caught by Yeni, who waved Kiko over and beamed with pride whe here, hugging her close.

  "Ymir, this is Kiko. Kiko, this is your sed cousin, Ymir Ator" Yeni introduced. It was a good expnation for how they knew each other, but...

  "I..I thought, family was a bad topic for you?" She asked with an awkward, unfident stutter. Ymir, clearly in the know, waved a meaty hand.

  "Bah, Drax's problems were Drax's problems. Being a pair of fools doesn't mean she is any less part of the family. A weird part of the family who doesn't get paid for doing stuff, but still" Ymir excimed, before turning his gaze fully to Kiko, bending down a little so they were eye to eye. "So you are what all the fuss was about...I see it" he excimed after a few seds, nodding, and then looking back to Yeni, who started talking, as if he knew she was going to.

  "Speaking of being paid, why are you here? It's quite the distao travel just for a visit" She'd ask, letting Kiko out of the tight Mum-Hug.

  "Unfortunately. So, the Ator got a small gig in a nearby school. Old friend, now Headteacher, asked us to help out there. Long way to e for a simple show, but he is a friend" Ymir expined, leaning back a little to a more fortable stahough, Kiko was frowning a little. Ridas did mention tag her father about something, and if this guy was her dad's cousin...

  "You mean Mister Ridas, in Ashfield?" Kiko asked. It all fit together, a little too well. And Ymir firmed that, with a nod.

  "Indeed! Fine man, truly fine man. His retirement was not a surprise though. Few power past moments such as those. And I heard Yeni was nearby, so I came to visit" He replied, grinning and showing a pair of teeth as well kept as his hair.

  "Nearby? It's two days away, at a stern pace. How is that nearby?" Kiko asked, intensely fused at the word. It merely, however, got a ugh from the big man.

  "It's like you don't know how to Lightfoot or something" He excimed, though with a look from Yeni, seemed to freeze.

  "She doesn't" was the casual, cool ent that Yeni gave.

  "Ohh...Dam, he was real serious about keeping her out of everything, huh?" Ymir ented, rehtorically.

  "Well, you are here now. Did y your Skjold?" Yeni asked him, her tone serious and business like. pletely opposed treeting.

  "What kind of daft question is that? Of course I brought my Skjold!" certainly not oo stand on ceremony, Ymir retained his casual, boisterous tone.

  "Excellent. e with me, let's talk business" Yeni told him, gesturing with her head and heading off, followed by the man. Leaving Kiko to get on with what she was here to do in the first pce.