[private] i've got some secrets i forgot to mention

[Ivar]

I V A R i'll use you as a makeshift gauge of how much to give and how much to take Ivar does not interfere in the conversation between the siblings. He has set the lure, and only time will tell if they will take it. The process cannot be rushed, not even if his golden eyes flick frequently to the beach to reassure himself that their mother has not returned.  The colt dashes into the water, calling behind him for his sister. Only when Ivar sees Kaimana begin to gallop towards where Marianas bobs above the waves does the kelpie himself wriggle backward in the shallow waters. It takes only a moment for him to reach the pair of them, and he glances at the girl’s feathered wings. She will not be up for a long swim, he decides. If he can get her to his island she will likely be to tired to swim back. Her brother will stay with her, Ivar is sure. He can keep them long enough to convince them to stay. He’s not used his hypnosis on children before, but he does not think it will be much different than with adults. He usually prefers to take them struggling, but rather than tug them below the water with hungry teeth, Ivar surfaces just ahead of them. The long fins of his tail trail in the water, brushing against the children’s legs and fins. That is all he needs for hypnosis, after all. You don’t want to come back here, is what they will each think, not in Ivar’s voice but in their own, a subconscious awareness that might take some time to manifest. He watches them cautiously, golden eyes sharp for any sign of the hypnosis taking affect. Will they more susceptible than adults, he wonders? Best to not risk it, so he says aloud: “I last saw it heading north.” at the exact moment that  You will want to stay with me instead, on my island. Surely one of his women will be nursing and can provide for their needs. Two of the winged ones (he rarely remembers their names) are due to foal soon, Ivar knows; perhaps one of them can feed the twins. Maybe both, if their children are unacceptable again this year. @[Marianas] @[Kaimana] and i'll use you as a warning sign that if you talk enough sense then you'll lose your mind