Avoided Ancestry

> People got some baggage and secrets to tell today.
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## Summary

Cora Treecreak soothes herself as Flint goes to Xaillen for healing next. Xaillen says Adrian Tanlaial needs help more than him but Flint and Hoshimi say otherwise. Flint heals Xaillen and even cures his poison.

As they set up camp, Seven notes that Flint was the one who made a dragon sound. Hoshimi asks Flint what he is since he performed a dragon roar so easily. Flint just says that he's different and he hates that because it's all everyone sees about him. Hoshimi says that she knows different and reveals her fox ears and tail. Xaillen comes out of the tent and realizes he missed something. It turned out Hoshimi hid who she was for fear of losing her life and she came to this land to hide from her homeland. Flint angrily reveals his dragon horns and Olwen Edgeworth gets woozy after that. Adrian is in awe as Flint weeps about people wanting to know what he is and who his parents were. Xaillen makes sure that he cares about Flint and not what he is and not who his parents were. Olwen hugs Flint and apologizes for possibly treating him like an extension of Amber and Ivan. Xaillen also mentions that Flint shouldn't think about what others say about him.

Seven gets confused about the whole thing so Xaillen tries to explain it the best he can to her. Seven gets worried that Flint will leave her and Flint says that he won't. Xaillen also learns of Adrian's last name while Xaillen talks about his last name. Olwen also mentions that her mother was a grey elf from a family that hated tieflings. Xaillen promises to punch her grandparents later with Flint suggesting a stern talking to before the punch. Pikria Thymos notes that the party has issues before Hoshimi makes Pikria promise not to say anything to anyone about what was discussed that night.

As Adrian turns in, Xaillen talks with Pikria about training her if she decides to stick with them. Pikria chooses to get her life squared away and Xaillen accepts it. Seven paws at Cora's tent as she left while everyone was revealing who they were. Seven notes that Cora isn't a griffin and asks if she saw other griffins. Cora declines but dreams about meeting a Cat that gave bad luck, a gnome and a human fighting a dragon hoard. Cora was heading to Karshare when the looters took someone precious to her. She was hoping to get the half-elf back so she was heading to Urzaban. Seven doesn't know what a half elf is so Cora begins going into detail. Seven notes that everyone knows who they are but Seven isn't sure what she is. She asks if she can be like Cora but Cora dodges the question by going to bed. Seven mentions to Sybl that she wants to fit in but Sybl says that it's better to be liked than fit in. Seven doesn't understand as she rests her head on Sybl's. She recoils back and Sybl apologizes in his own way for it wasn't his fault.

Olwen asks if Flint had to rip out his hair to prove a point. Flint says he does stupid things when he's angry. He talks about how the more comfortable he is around someone, the more likely he is to make a mistake and when it happens the person leaves. The same thing happened with a girl named Maggie and when her mother found out, she left and Flint never saw her again. Olwen says that accidents happen. Zu helps cheer Flint up and Flint thanks her. They also talk about baths and Olwen mentions that she doesn't like baths because they're always too cold. Flint writes down in his notebook to take her to hot spring. Olwen feels happy being with the party because they are the closest thing to family she has other than her workplace and real family. Flint talks about his bath bombs while hoping that he talks with Olwen as friends again.

## Notable events

* The party makes camp again
* Hoshimi reveals that she's a Kitsune
* Flint reveals himself to be Amber Hawthorne and Ivan Windstrummer's son
* Cora Treecreak reveals to be looking for a half-elf friend of hers in Urzaban