The Tiger Within

Kendrick looked down on him . "Now you See here, boy . That"s just a taste of what I can do . Our sister is twice as strong . A G.o.ddess on earth . You will help her bare children, you will be toe to toe with that power . Learn about it, about this world, and about your wife and her abilities . Only then, when you can handle the truth can you call yourself her mate . Being inside her body any man can force on her . Being in her heart, her soul and having her in yours is what a mate truely is . " Kendrick let him up as Keenan stepped forward to put a hand on his brother"s shoulder . There was a look of disapproval but Kendrick seemed completely unphased .

"Kyera knows what she"s doing . " Keenan a.s.sured him but Kendrick couldn"t help but laugh .
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"Does she? Who the h.e.l.l was there to teach her better, brother? Not you, not I . None of us . Then she marries a man who doesn"t even know what she can do . Who she is . Forgive me for trying to teach him a bit about what being married to this family means . " Kendrick"s tone held no remorse, there was no apology in his harsh words .

Kain bent over and reached for Clovis" hand . Clovis took it and allowed himself to be pulled to his feet .

"She loves moonlight, and spending hours playing the Zither . Her favorite place on earth is the little garden where your buried . She hates your mother, and the way that her fur looks when she first wakes up in the morning . Food is a necessity but tea is her pa.s.sion . She"s a medic, not a fighter and prefers to talk for hours and play games with her kin rather than flaunt her power . She"s a dedicated mother, who loves teaching her daughter new things . She"s insecure about the future, and her heart is torn and b.l.o.o.d.y by your mother and Verone"s behaviors . Beyond all that, she loves me even though she doesn"t know if it is right or not, she does . " Clovis spoke clearly as Kendrick stared at him, his eyes narrow as he tried to find the reason Clovis was rambling all this off . "I don"t have to know what she"s capable of to know her . I love her smile, the way she chuckles when Raina amuses her . She loves people, and I love to watch her watch them because there"s a certain inquisitiveness in her eyes that I can"t get over . Moral of the story, don"t judge what a man knows before you know what he knows . In the end, knowing what someone can do doesn"t mean you know who they are . Just as knowing who they are doesn"t require you to know what they can do . " Clovis finished and brushed the dirt off his skin .

The four brother"s stood quietly for a moment . Kain and Konnor looking up at him in awe, while Keenan smiled his own approval . Kendrick however, held his eyes, cold and annoyed .

"Knowing her doesn"t make you worthy of her . Look at Verone . " Kendrick replied before turning to his brothers "You babysit . I"m headed home . " He turned to a tiger and ran off, headed for the castle on the mountain edge . The four remaining stood and watched him go, Clovis could feel his nails digging into his palm . He had never wanted to hit someone so badly in his life, yet this time… oh this time .

"Sorry about him . I think he took dying hardest and not being there for Kyera… well he struggles with it alot . Most of its probably jealousy . " Keenan tried to smooth the situation over, but Clovis sighed .

"I knew things had gone too easy thus far . I mean her entire family has accepted me fairly easy . I can"t expect everyone to . I need to prove myself yet . " Clovis tried to brush it off but the nagging feeling was still there . His words had opened tiny wounds all over his heart . Verone… how had he turned on her? What could bring someone to be so… cruel? Keenan pulled him from those thoughts before they pulled Clovis in .

"Come along . The Tree isn"t far ahead and then you can return to your lady . " Kain offered with a bit of a teasing smile . He at least, seemed to take all this in stride similar to Keenan . Konnor however seemed to be lost in thought as he followed his brother to lead the way . Keenan, stayed close to Verone showing him through the vast maze like gardens .