<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#99ffcc">Alexi blinked as they entered the room, smiling at the sudden breeze before his very startled sister was being placed into her chair. </span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#4dffa6">“Still having trouble walking, La?” </span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#99ffcc">he asked out loud, slipping into their informal way of speaking to each other without even thinking about it. He tilted his head back to return Lucian’s kiss, before pulling away with a smile.</span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#4dffa6"> “No thanks to you two… she had an excuse to skip her lessons. She was with you. Me on the other hand....”</span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#99ffcc"> he started helping himself to some food, settling back in the chair comfortably.</span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#4dffa6"> “Speaking of the link…”</span><br/><br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ccff99">Ayla let out a startled yip, finding herself being set in her chair before she could even react. She watched them kiss with a smile, glad that all was well between the three of them. The sudden and unexpected addition to their odd relationship was not even a setback.</span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#a6ff4d"> “So it’s mutable.”</span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ccff99"> she murmured, munching on a piece of cheese.</span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#a6ff4d"> “Which means if we can figure out how to tap into it, we might be able to permanently strengthen it.” </span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ccff99">she smiled, resting her bare feet on the edge of Lucian’s chair.</span>