Ashia's smile turned to a scowl and she bent down to pick up the tomato.<span style="color: #404040">"you are safe at home but don't drip food in the house, we don't want bugs in the house. i won't let anything eat any of my children."</span>she shook her head and continued on towards the kitchen.<span style="color: #404040">"that just shows that while Chiren may be talking her emotional development is still closer to her feral siblings then to us. at this stage the other whelps are fun to play with but they are competition, not allies. they won't risk injury by fighting but they wouldn't help each other either."</span>she rolled her eyes and shook her head.<span style="color: #404040">"never mind what a hat is, you are much cuter showing off your little horns."</span><div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>