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I watch unseen, bristling with anger, as the two Wizards mock my Broer. I have no doubt he can handle these two. What I do not understand is why he should need to.

Wizards, with the exception of my Broer, is a race I find sadly lacking. To be honest, I have not met many. But the few I did, coupled with my Broer's stories make me want to destroy things.
I have only known Drunek and Frekka's family. My Broer and I fit snugly with them and I am reluctant to leave for a hostile place full of Wizards. I admit Severus' friends and his Lucius do not seem that bad, but what kind of family accepts not to see its youngling for such a long time? To send him away because they expect him to learn enough to be useful at his return? I am certain Bǎo will seem quite welcoming in retrospect compared to them.

I have already realised I was too impatient and foolish with my kind over there. They tried to tell me but I did not listen. I was so anxious to be able to protect my Broer, so desperate to learn something more useful than vague description of future abilities.
I did not understand the games I played with the other foals were my training. That I was learning postures by unconsciously mimicking the grown-ups. I should have known as this is the way Soraa has always learnt.
But I finally gained some of my abilities. My Broer may be restricted by his future trials, but no such restriction prevents me from doling out revenge on those two. They cannot see me if I do not wish them to. They do not know I exist. I can move from one place to another faster than any Wizard can apparate. I can haunt them without them knowing. Yes, revenge will be easy and fun.

While I am not yet an adult by Thestral standards, I am going through puberty and uncovering my abilities little by little. I have not yet told Severus of the first one, the one I discovered in Bǎo. While with the Herd, I watched the adults move faster than anyone I knew. They showed me through what Severus calls Sensing how they followed Magic flows, using them to bolster their speed as they glided on the flows.
Along with the other younglings, I practised how to reach a flow, and then move along it to increase my speed. I practised jumping from one flow to another depending on the direction I wished to follow. I pushed myself hard and one day, I went so fast the other Thestrals did not see me move. None of them managed to match me.

My bond to my Broer changed me. Obviously, as he is the one who gave me the ability to Sense. He saved my life even if he does not remember much of what happened during our first meeting. Our bond changed my physical appearance warning all I am not a common Thestral. I think our Bond also gave me an awareness, an ability to think and analyse which does not usually exist in my kind. I would like to talk with Severus about it sometimes, but he has so much on his plate with the end of his Apprenticeship approaching that I do not want to add to his workload. There will be time after. But before we face his wizard family.

I am persuaded Severus could use the flows as I do. Thanks to Drunek's teachings, I know I use Sahasrāra, the Khorlo of vibrations according to goblins, to reach out to the flows. I know Severus' is cracked, and while mine is open, I think it is enough for him to be able to. I suspect Sahasrāra is my main Khorlo, and Thestral teenage-hood begins when it cracks. Severus agrees with me. Moreover, he thinks Thestrals are not really invisible, but that our physical bodies are able to exist on a different Magic level than most. This Magic level can only be seen through Sahasrāra, and my Broer theorised that seeing death up-close cracks it open, thus the belief that Thestrals can only be seen by people having seen someone die.
My Bond with Severus coupled with the opening of my main Khorlo allows me to bring my body to the usual Magic level perceptible by most creatures if I wish to. However, Severus thinks I must be careful not to exhaust myself when I do this. I have the impression the more I practice, the less it tires me but I will be careful.

When Drunek told us of Armiya, Severus was so hurt at not having met her I decided to go find her, in hope of persuading her to come back to Uusi to see him. I used Drunek's Bond with her as well as the Magic flows to find her. Drunek was right. Familiars are different from one another. Armiya cares for Drunek. She patrols the border to protect his family, to protect his clan. But she cannot fathom living away from her pack to be with him. She does not have this instinct to make him laugh, or to huddle with him on bad days. She enjoyed hunting with him when Drunek spent time on the border, but she does not seem to be able to distinguish between him and any other member of her Pack. I do not know if the difference stems only from us, Wargs being wholly different from Thestrals, or if what happened during the Ritual, as Severus calls it, influenced the Bond. I hope to meet other Familiars to know if Severus and I are unique in our relationship. Not that it really matters, but I know we grow along and for each other. I found my first Scream when Severus was threatened in Kyirong – and how weird is it that those who scared him then now are his friends?

Adult Thestrals possess three screams, according to the Bǎo Herd. One which uses Sensing and Air, another which uses Sensing and Earth, and a last one which only uses Sensing. However, most only find one Scream. From what they told me, each Herd possesses the knowledge of one Scream, which they teach to their younglings. To learn another Scream, a Thestral must travel to another Herd who possesses the knowledge of another Scream. My kind seldom travels far as they are sedentary and attached to their territory, despite their ability to travel fast using magic flows. I suppose some of the more adventurous must have travelled at times, but according to the Bǎo Herd, no Thestral has ever managed to master all three Screams.
They told me of their legends, of a Herd living in the Sahara desert whose members could create sandstorms through their Scream. I want to find them to learn another way to protect my Broer and myself. I will need every edge if we are to live among Wizards. I could use flow travel to look for them without worrying Severus. I think. More importantly, I should use flow travel to learn about Lucius and his other wizard friends. My Broer should not notice if I am not gone long, as focused on his werewolf project as he is.

Yes, this is what I will do. Follow the two despicable Wizards to cause them shame and humiliations without them knowing I am here. Their Auror training should give me plenty of opportunities from what Severus told me. I should also think of a way to tell the clan of their breaking of the Sanctuary's rules. I know my Broer won't. I am sure Gringotts would be interested in knowing this, even unofficially.
Second mission, watch Severus' wizard family to learn about them and anticipate possible threats.
Final mission, find the Sahara Herd and convince them to teach me their Scream.

Severus is a bad influence. I will be as busy as he. But I will be ready when we leave.

AN: For those who had not already guessed, this his Dhaal's POV :)