Once his thoughts began to brush against and mingle with Ashtoreth's, he bristled equally as a wave of sharp concern came against it. It was hard not to notice the faint, repressed memories of previous abuse and trauma. Aure only acknowledged it slightly - that, and the wave of guilt about being so far from home for so long. The wyvern extended a warm mental flux towards her, softening even as he continued to move along to Tunnel N. You're always welcome back home. That says something, I think. The assurance was accompanied by a soft hum, focus diverting to maintaining the shared conscious for just a moment. Laying down a few rails, as it were.

Of course, he cooed softly, you... don't have to commit to it. I don't want you to feel - feel obligated to be in Canis all the time. I'm clearly not. Aure laughed softly at this, slipping his own bit of guilt beneath the rug for a bit. That was the key to the box he didn't particularly find himself interested in opening. Not now, anyways.

The wyvern tucked his wings, pausing and turning - we could fly, if that'd be faster... ? Crimson eyes glanced down at the noodle, a slight nod accompanying a smile. Yeah, I bet - Giggle's around and helps me with being the Bone King - she's... my mother, my life-giver, actually. Bones spends a lot of his time painting. There were a few Aza'zel children running about, but he wasn't sure how many were new since Ashtoreth might've left home; Liora came to a few meetings but - uh, she's been elsewhere in the caves, I think. Tahlia - she might be your sister, too? - came out of her shell and lives in Fornax now. Each name mentioned was accompanied by visions of their faces and brief flashes of interactions with them. Eythan's at home, doing - whatever it is that he does. And - uh, there's me.
Obviously.

@Ashtoreth

Ashtoreth tried to scrunch up her face and laugh about Giggle being Aure's stinky mom, but she couldn't get half-way through the thought without remembering how good a mom she had been for Bones and Kerberos. Maybe if Giggle had been her mom, she wouldn't have been so... Screwed up. She didn't spend enough time with the ancient hyena; maybe once she got home, she'd have a chat with her.

Aure's words comforted her. Not that she needed to be comforted, a stubborn part of her brain insisted. She was eager to hear about the family she hadn't meant, even though it made her realize just how long she had been gone. Last she remembered, Ethyan was a baby, and... Well, the name Tahlia wasn't particularly familiar, but... She thought she could picture the chrysalis tucked up in the chambers back home. One of her stone-mates, the one that hadn't hatched with her and Liora? That seemed about right. Her whiskers twitched as she thought about Fornax, wondering the logistics of a trip out that way to try and find her to say hello.

For now, however, she simply nodded and spread her wings, curling up her long, noodly body. Her wings had grown large in her adult age, which meant that they could almost carry her with some grace-- though, a bit of wind never hurt.

With a single flap of her wings, she summoned a low, steady stream of wind that ruffled under her body and she took flight, swooping on ahead-- though her wind current would make easy flying for the wyvern as well.

Hey, she gave him a mental nudge as he ended in the sort of flat note to include himself like he was merely a footnote. I'm just saying, you're one of the cooler Vita's, alright? She noodled her head under her body, staring at them upside down as her wings carried her body-- butt first-- through the cave.

She had enjoyed hanging out with him thus far. He was the first person that made her feel like she wanted to go home, if only to hang out with her half-brother some more. He was chill. Their family needed a few more level headed birds around, honestly.

@Auré

Into the air Ashtoreth went - and with a burst of magicka, too. The current shifted to her will, a rather warm updraft encouraging Aure to spread his wings and let fly. He couldn't resist it, and found himself taking off after her. There was barely any need for a running start with the jetstream. It carried him easily, bringing only a bare need to flap his wings and adjust.

A surge of warmth accompanied the noodle's assurance, most definitely from the wyvern's end. It was one thing to get a nudge from a friend, but from long-lost family? There was a stirring in his heart. Shucks, he returned, at a loss of what else to say other than to be childish and play it up, well, of course! Then, with a resounding chirp, Aure put on a burst of speed. I'm the only one that can do this -! Which was yet to be proven.

Climbing and climbing into the air the hybrid glanced down. The floor seemed miles away. Closing his eyes and pulling a solid few G's, he dove. About twenty feet off of the ground, he pulled his wings back out and whipped back upwards with pure momentum. Completing an almost full vertical loop, Aure went back to gliding along, panting heavily. Yeah, he commended himself over the link, I'm a professional stunt artist, too. There was a clear undertone to that thought, which said loudly, (I've never done that before and I don't know how I pulled that off.)

The trip home would be eventful.

@Ashtoreth
;exit aure?

Woah!! Ashtoreth's eyes widened as she swooped after Aure, jaw slacking and paws stretching out. That was AMAZING! She wanted to give it a go herself, but her body was a little bit... Uhm, unbalanced, as it was, and it seemed like a great way to end up toppling head over butt into the dirt.

Do it again! She goaded, because even if she would almost certainly smash her teeth into the stone, it would be kind of funny to see Aure get a bent beak. She wobbled, twisting after him, wings flapping hard to keep up with the amazing show of talent... at least until the showing off ended up in hilarious disaster.

Eventful indeed.

;; ash exit!