Aeizith actually grinned through his exhaustion as Amber picked up her training rather well, a figure starting to take shape from the little snow-ball. In fact, it looked as if it was going to be the shape of a person, but it stopped before the torso could be fully crafted and the details could be scratched into it's surface. In fact, it look more like a bloated sea-star more than anything else but nonetheless, the little ice dragon couldn't have been prouder. He wrapped his arm around the little girl's shoulders, pulling the little one into a hug as he stared at the icy statue that would soon be her homework for the next few days... It was like when he first discovered he had an affinity for art himself, making little statuettes out of ice and snow, slowly learning the importance of detail and the need for perfection... In his eyes, this little thing WAS perfection... He'd place it on one of his shelves in his bedroom if it were not an important tool in Amber's education.
"You're a n-natural!" He praised her not a single word being an exaggeration. "In a l-little w-while, you'll be b-better than m-me!"
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At the dinner table, Aeizith was actually surprised at how fast Amber picked up on dinner, shoveling food from the table, onto her plate, into her mouth and repeat. Even at his most ravenous, when he was literally starving from his lack of blood, Aeizith never, ever ate that fast. One would think that she hadn't eaten in weeks with how much food she was devouring, but it didn't worry him in the least... All it meant was that she was growing and that the little-one needed some more sustenance than normal...
Silver came down not so long after Amber began her feeding frenzy, sitting down beside the ice dragon, almost roboticly shoveling food onto her plate, but not touching it afterwords. In fact, she stared deep into her meat-and-potatoes, seemingly studying each lump and dent, each trench and drop of juice as if each atom inside contained a piece of the message of the universe. As if knowing what the other was thinking, as the little ice dragon placed his hand on her back, gently rubbing it, she placed her hand on his thigh, the two looking at eachother and sharing a quick smile before they returned to their regularly scheduled behavior... Things went on as they usually did, the assassins chatting amongst themselves, Amber just LOVING her food with a passion, Silver and Aeizith seemed the only exceptions to this rule... They were quiet, almost inert, nod doing or saying much of anything until Silver actually did first.
Looking over at her daughter, she asked that the moment she was done she head up to her room and wait there for a bit, that she and Aeizith needed to talk to her up there and that they would be their shortly. As if sensing the potential for fear, Aeizith gently reached over to his sweet Amber and gently took her hand, squeezing it gently.
"D-don't worry, Amber... E-everything's okay... D-do you want someone with y-you...?" If she did, Aeizith would send one of the younger assassins up with Amber to keep her entertained, to give her a friend, while the master and mistress of the house were left alone at the table once again, the other assassins picking up that they needed to be alone. Almost shaking, the little ice dragon would turn to face his love, a worried expression on his face.
"W-w-what do y-you want t-to talk a-about...?" He asked, unsure and as innocent as ever.