Kelsey's POV

I awoke to the soft purring of the orange kitten snuggled to my chest. I lightly touched her nose and said, "Up and at 'em sleepy head!" Elise gave a big yawn and stretched out on the floor. She changed into a human.

" Good morning Kelsey! Good morning Ren!"

"Good morning chōkē sē ēka. Good morning iadala."

Chowing down on the power bars, I watched Elise chase a rabbit in her tiger form. Once the unlucky creature was caught, Elise proceeded to scarf it down. After breakfast, Ren said he and Elise were going to scout the jungle for Kishan: him taking the north side and Elise taking the south side.

"Ren, are you sure that letting Elise go off on her own is a good idea?"

"Trust me Kelsey, Elise is probably more capable of surviving out here than I."

With that, my two tigers bounded off to God knows where. As the days ticked on, no such luck in finding the third sibling. One day, however, that changed. While Ren and Elise were scouting, I was just doing some laundry.

"I must admit, you are truly mesmerizing."

I dropped the clothes and turned to find a man who looked near identical to Ren standing behind me. There were some key differences: This one's skin seemed darker, he was more buff, and had pirate gold eyes like Elise's speckles as I had started to call them.

"I know who you are."

"Oh? Do tell bilauta."

"You're Ren and Elise's brother, Kishan"

I heard him growl at Ren's name. I remembered that Elise had told me that Kishan had also been mad at Ren for his betrothal to Yesubia.

"I don't mind being Elise's older brother. What ticks me off is when Dhiren appears. But I must admit, my brother did have a talent for surrounding himself with gorgeous women."

Suddenly, a thundering roar broke out. I saw Kishan transform into a black tiger with grey stripes right before a fury of white attacked him. The two changed back into men. Ren stood in front of me

"For 3 days we've been tracking you to speak with you!"

"I have nothing to say to you, unless you're talking about her. I always have interest in your women."

"You deliberately came when she was alone! I should have known you would do something this low! After all, you broke our father's dying wish and ABANDONED OUR SISTER!"

He growled. I stepped to Ren.

"Ren, you are the one who wanted to find him!"

"A mistake. We are leaving now!"

"No. You both are hurt! Besides, I think Elise would like to see her other brother."

With little argument, I patched them up. At the same time, Elise return.

"Kells, is everything all right? I heard roaring and… KISHAN!"

The golden eyed brother had. Little time to react to one of Elise's famous tackle hugs.

"My little cub! It's so good to see you again!"

"You could've seen her if you had kept your promise."

"REN!"

If I didn't know any better, I never would've guess that Kishan had ran out on Elise. She seemed so happy to see him. If I were her, I'd be furious!

Over the course of the next few days, I learned more about Kishan and his side of the story. Apparently he was punishing himself for Yesubia's death. Being around his sister would bring to much happiness. When we left the jungle, Kishan gave me his piece of the amulet.

"To protect you."

Elise was by all terms devastated that Kishan wasn't coming.

"Please come with us Kishan. I couldn't bear to loose you again!"

Ruffling her hair, he said, "I'm always with you, my Paśuśāvaka."

with a stolen kiss and a hug, he left and we traveled into town, satisfied with our visit.