"And now, it's Mantam's turn to come up with a witty retort to that epic burn." Raijin was enjoying playing announcer to this little, almost culinary stand off. He knew that Cynthia was hard to bait into things like this, so he doubted that she was going to go for it, but he had his finger's crossed that Mantam would be able to get under her skin, and hit her where it hurts.

Flicking his ear in Cat's direction, he gave a fanged grin to his fellow wildborn, tail wagging in happiness. 

"I agree, this group is like, well, like a family to me. The closest thing I'll ever have to one anyway," He mumbled the last part softly, lookong a way from Cat, his ears and tail lowered.
For a second, just a split second, one could see the person who resided in Raijin, the scared boy who would never seek help, even when he needed it. But as quick as a flash, it was gone and Raijin was back in full force, except now his smile didn't quite reach all the way up to his eyes anymore.