"We can, yes," Kaus answered. And Kala added, "I believe that is a talent of the Re'hyæn elves, for neither the Hytori nor the Siltori can claim anything similar. Although, much of what I have heard is rumor only. You confirm it..."
"If you were bonded to me," Kaus continued, "some of you and Kala would cross. I am so closely entwined with her, it would take constant vigilance to keep you out of my thoughts, or keep her out of mine."
"I rather think it would take more to pull one of us in too many directions than your average Avialæ," Kala said, taking up the Leukos side of the conversation. "Bonds are, with some exceptions, matters of mutual agreement. The Kathar are enslaved via the magic of the Obelisk. A master manipulator, with or without the aid of Mesmer or Semblance, might incite a bond under false pretenses. But we bonded in the womb. We could hardly have been conscious enough to do so, but we did. We don't know life without each other, and so we are anchored in each other. We ground each other. So, it would take more to unbalance us."
She smiled after his kiss.
Kaus said, "You will see," after Raithen made his desire known. The twins sat up, crossing their legs underneath them. They were individuals, clearly related, but there were tics and traits that marked them as closer than siblings. They understood the world through each other as much as through their own experiences.
Kaus put his hand over Raithen's heart. Kala pulled Raithen's hand up to splay against her sternum. She put her hand over Kaus' and Raithen's. Kaus did the same once he had Raithen's hand against his heart. They brought their foreheads together with the dux's. Kala, whose fiery childhood temper had required quite a bit of meditation, began to sync her breath with Raithen's and then her heartbeat. Kaus did the same, following her lead.
It had been a gradual, easy thing with Ceran and Indric, but that had developed over time. This was the accelerated version. It must have looked comical if anyone could have seen, but eventually, behind closed eyes, a third eye seemed to open and a little bit of the twins poured into Raithen even as a little bit of him flowed into them. It was decidedly a thing. Though light, it was undeniable.
There was a touch of shock, some of it, understandably, from Raithen, for whom this was new. There was an answering shock from Kala, who felt as though she had taken far more than she had given of herself, though she was calm enough in the light trance that she knew she would figure it out later, that it was likely something to do with being a Firstborn, and a Moritasi.
The twins opened their eyes when Raithen spoke, everyone smiling as they leaned back to look at him, hands falling to laps, but holding onto hands. They maintained their calm, sharing it with him, anchoring him in the moment, assuring him with their sure knowledge that everything was fine. He was safe, appreciated, wanted. Kala remained calm, though Kaus' exhilaration kept her smiling.
Not holding anything back, Raithen could feel the sincerity of their feelings for him, and that echoed through everything they had ever said to him. Kaus didn't hide the flutter in his chest that Raithen inspired. He wasn't an idiot, but he was infatuated. Kala was too in her way, though it was markedly different from her twin's.
."If you were bonded to me," Kaus continued, "some of you and Kala would cross. I am so closely entwined with her, it would take constant vigilance to keep you out of my thoughts, or keep her out of mine."
"I rather think it would take more to pull one of us in too many directions than your average Avialæ," Kala said, taking up the Leukos side of the conversation. "Bonds are, with some exceptions, matters of mutual agreement. The Kathar are enslaved via the magic of the Obelisk. A master manipulator, with or without the aid of Mesmer or Semblance, might incite a bond under false pretenses. But we bonded in the womb. We could hardly have been conscious enough to do so, but we did. We don't know life without each other, and so we are anchored in each other. We ground each other. So, it would take more to unbalance us."
She smiled after his kiss.
Kaus said, "You will see," after Raithen made his desire known. The twins sat up, crossing their legs underneath them. They were individuals, clearly related, but there were tics and traits that marked them as closer than siblings. They understood the world through each other as much as through their own experiences.
Kaus put his hand over Raithen's heart. Kala pulled Raithen's hand up to splay against her sternum. She put her hand over Kaus' and Raithen's. Kaus did the same once he had Raithen's hand against his heart. They brought their foreheads together with the dux's. Kala, whose fiery childhood temper had required quite a bit of meditation, began to sync her breath with Raithen's and then her heartbeat. Kaus did the same, following her lead.
It had been a gradual, easy thing with Ceran and Indric, but that had developed over time. This was the accelerated version. It must have looked comical if anyone could have seen, but eventually, behind closed eyes, a third eye seemed to open and a little bit of the twins poured into Raithen even as a little bit of him flowed into them. It was decidedly a thing. Though light, it was undeniable.
There was a touch of shock, some of it, understandably, from Raithen, for whom this was new. There was an answering shock from Kala, who felt as though she had taken far more than she had given of herself, though she was calm enough in the light trance that she knew she would figure it out later, that it was likely something to do with being a Firstborn, and a Moritasi.
The twins opened their eyes when Raithen spoke, everyone smiling as they leaned back to look at him, hands falling to laps, but holding onto hands. They maintained their calm, sharing it with him, anchoring him in the moment, assuring him with their sure knowledge that everything was fine. He was safe, appreciated, wanted. Kala remained calm, though Kaus' exhilaration kept her smiling.
Not holding anything back, Raithen could feel the sincerity of their feelings for him, and that echoed through everything they had ever said to him. Kaus didn't hide the flutter in his chest that Raithen inspired. He wasn't an idiot, but he was infatuated. Kala was too in her way, though it was markedly different from her twin's.
