It had been a few months since the newest family member, and all had gone as well as it could. Although Frey could feel her relatives' eyes burn into her every time she was around them. Well, except for a few; her former litter didn't judge her as harshly, and her new kit was uncorrupted by the rest of the family for now.

She was staying with her relatives, not having left since she last met with the eevee's father. Everyone secretly knew that the kit wasn't Skua's offspring. It's a miracle she wasn't killed after birth, or perhaps it was just luck, who could say? Regardless, the kit lived on like one should have: happy and blissfully ignorant. She knew that wouldn't last forever.

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Frey groomed the dark eevee as the small kit protested, wanting to play instead.

"Come on, Takk, we can't have tangles in your fur. You have to meet your older siblings soon."

Takk continued to whine, but was quickly silenced by a stern expression from her mother. She let the Glaceon continue her bathing undisturbed, relieved when the ordeal was over. She jumped up from her spot and landed a few inches away from Frey, not wanting to risk another bath. The mother chuckled at this reaction and patted her on the head lovingly.

"Don't worry, you're free from my torture."

Takk looked back at her and smiled brightly. She stepped in place excitedly.

"So can I meet them now?"

"Yes, make sure to stick to me."

Frey grinned as she led her daughter to three Glaceons, all around 13 years old. This was her first litter, who's father was actually Skua. The eldest two were tall and wore fake grins, while the youngest was shorter compared to them and wore a genuine smile. Takk looked up at the siblings in awe, admiring how giant they seemed in her eyes.

"H- Hi, I'm Takk." The eevee greeted shyly, wanting to make a good impression.

The eldest sister gave a smirk of amusement that only her siblings managed to see. Her tone was a forced friendliness.

"Hello, sister, my name is Fen."

Takk smiled obliviously, unknowing of any possible malice behind her voice. Frey watched the procession of names, just as oblivious to any ill will.

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Soon after the greetings were over with Frey had to leave when called over by a family member, leaving Takk with her half-siblings.

"So, who's your dad?" Kraa, the eldest brother, asked her.

"Uuh... Skua!" She answered, having trouble remembering at first.

"Are you sure? You don't look like we did when we were kits." Fen remarked in a scheming manner, stepping closer to her.

Takk began to question this, certainly Frey wouldn't lie to her? Before she could say anything though, the youngest, Nach (like nauc), spoke up.

"H- Hey, I think you two should stop." He looked frightened of them as he spoke.

The two turned to look at him menacingly, although didn't attack him in front of Takk. There would be time for that later.

"Fine, if you want to be so boring." Fen replied, stalking off with Kraa at her side.

The young Glaceon then turned to his half-sister with a timid smile.

"How about we get to know eachother better? First off, what's your favorite plant?"

"Plant?"

"Yeah, plant, I can teach you a bit about them if you want."

"Yeah!"

He smiled at her enthusiasm as they continued to talk. They conversed for hours while Frey was gone, enjoying one another's company.