[color=D6CC88]"Huh?"  Taliya's response made no sense to Amuné.  She'd been trying to show she wasn't useless, that she could learn, that she'd do her best and that there were things she was good at.  And all the woman did was say mean things.  And then she called Wyth a pet!

"He's not a pet!" the girl exclaimed, stamping her foot.  "Pets are different.  Wyth is far more than just a pet!"  And slings were very dangerous, she could kill birds with a sling, or small animals.  She'd been told when learning that a sling stone could knock a person out, even kill them.  She didn't understand why she was being told off for trying to do what was wanted.  What had she done wrong?  She pressed close to Cecil's side, since he was next to her, one hand reaching to gripping his tightly as she ran the other through Wyth's fur.  Why was a mean lady like Taliya in charge of everything?

And then Gage was just as bad.  Already tearing up after being snapped at, the man's harsh words were more than Amuné could handle.  She burst into sobs, turning to Ethan and burying her face in his side.  She didn't understand, all she'd wanted to do was be useful, but even when she was trying to do what they wanted she was still no good.  How was learning to use a crossbow going to help with that?  She was useless and her magic was useless and Gage was scary.  "I don't wanna work with him, he's scary," she cried, the words muffled.  "Can't I learn from Kensen like you?"

Wyth bristled.  The man had an aggressive posture and a harsh tone, and the way he showed his teeth was not the friendly way of baring them.  Now his girl was upset, and she was being threatened.  He slipped between her and the danger, back arched and his own fangs bared as he hissed a warning.  The man would back off, if he knew what was good for him.[/color]