"Yea, sure I would like to know." Arkain looks at you a bit surprised when you snuggle against him. Most eagles he has met were very proud creatures and would never think of warming up to him like this. This is nice. He can feel what ever it is you want to tell him about has been eating away at you for a long time.  He lets you snuggle against him. The feel of your feathers are very nice against his scaly body. When he hears the start of your story he shakes his head and puts his arms around you feeling so bad for you. "People can be such idiots. What they fear, they will try to destroy. But your own family turning on you at the young age of EIGHT?" His body tenses up and his outrage could be felt. "Unbelievable. I may not understand your ways, but they were your family. There is no excuse for that. No excuse at all." Continuing to shake his head. When he feels your tears drop against his body, he holds you closer. He doesn't make any attempt to wipe them off, he just lets you continue to release all that pent up anger. He rubs your shoulder feeling very sad for you and all you have been through. Seeing the knife. He picks it up admiring it then he shakes his head and tosses it back the same way into the sand then hugs you close to him. "I can clearly understand why you feel so jaded. I would too. But its killing yourself is just what they want you to do. They feel if they isolate us. Make us out cast hoping we kill ourselves saving them the trouble. Every day you stay alive is another day that you spit in their face. I bet down deep that is a part of the reason you don't do kill yourself " His tail comes around and hugs you. "I do understand your pain. Before being here, I was healer and I still am. Most of the time people were nice to me until I decided to leave. Then things often turned nasty. Things were good. People were healthy and happy why would they want to loose that. See what I mean?" Hugging you again he lets out a long sigh. Pondering for a second he moves back and looks at you. "Tell me. You must have other powers. You ability to control sand is impressive but can you do anything else?"