Several things happened at once. The male with the searching golden eyes noticed the Hase and their offspring. He grunted, nodding to his companions. His eyes sought out Taryn and his masculine eye stopped at her fiery red hair. He flicked his ears and the tension of the group rose to a nearly discernible pitch. Then Tristan darted up to stand next to Raschen. and that, Taryn thought, was where the picture became a little cloudy.<br/><br/>Larkin slipped her hand into Taryn's and suddenly she heard a sweet little voice in her head.<br/><br/>"Mommy, those men were going to leave until they saw Tristie."<br/><br/>Taryn turned an incredulous eye down to her daughter. Cocking her head, as if trying to hear better and raising her eyebrow as if to ask what on Earth was happening, she again her that voice.<br/><br/>"It's me, Mommy. I have been able to talk to Tristie like this for a long time and I have been practicing on Kim and the bunnies. I can hear those 'Nalis thinking but don't worry, they can't hear me talk."<br/><br/>Taryn assumed a more natural pose, focusing on the Inali, nodding imperceptibly at Lark's dialogue.<br/><br/>"They like your hair. It reminds them of 'Nali ladies. What does foxy mean? Anyway, one of them, the ugly one over there, he wanted to make them give up some bunnies. I didn't know that Kin ate other Kin. He is a bad man! The 'nother one, with the yellow eyes, he thought that Hume were kind of nothings  and then Tristie came to stand by Daddy. I don't really understand what he wants but I don't think it will make you happy."<br/><br/>The leader gestured to Taryn, making a come along gesture. She crossed her arms and shook her head. The companion, he was ugly, she thought, made an aggressive motion. Taryn knew they couldn't walk into uncharted territory and start throwing their weight around. When she obviously wasn't budging, the leader make a gesture toward the bunnies at which point Jax stepped forward, throwing knife at the ready.<br/><br/>Taryn had not used her Talent in some time but she knew what to do.<br/><br/>"I will come with you," she spoke, defiantly, tossing her head with the dreadlocks and beads into a flaming, clattering mass that billowed around her face. She shook off Lark's paw and walked out around Raschen. She stood toe to toe with the leader, matching him bland stare for bland stare. He grunted and his companions melted back into the brush. He prodded Taryn before him. Just before she stepped into the brush, she turned back to look at Lark.<br/><br/>She thought very loud, not sure how that mind reading thing worked.<br/><br/>"Tell Daddy, Earthquake. Mommy will be home in a bit."<br/><br/>and she was gone.