With Cynder's attempt at a return attack on his ear, Karkaine leaned back, away from the Lucain's snout. He made no comment on the dirt and bits of wood that resided there, only too used to him getting down and dirty whenever the chance arose. He had teased him for it on occasion, but he was currently too busy using his human hands to the advantage by grabbing both of Cynder's ears and rubbing circles into them with his thumbs. He didn't say anything, he only smirked again. With any luck, this tactic would incapacitate the gray Lucain, if only for a short time.
"Ah-hem Are you interrupting something?" A feminine voice called out, sounding as though it was coming from a few yards away.
Kezarec's daughter, Tantic, who appeared to be in her teenage years, was standing next to Croquet, the young man that was originally supposed to join them. In the female's hands she carried several more baskets, but, to Cynder's luck, Croquet had disagreed with her insisting 'baskets only!' and grabbed a few bags as well, which he carried on his own.
"Croquet was in the neighborhood because Mother asked him to pick me up," she said, her words coming off happy and cheerful. "And I convinced him to let me tag along! I hope that's okay...?" When it dawned on her that Karkaine and Cynder may not have been happy with her coming along, her ears drooped.
Croquet, however, didn't say anything and had little in his expression to suggest what he was thinking. He wasn't enjoying having to play babysitter for Kez's daughter just because the woman insisted on hiding the truth of the mafia from her own kid. Why anyone, especially Karkaine, agreed to leave Tantic innocent minded in a world of monsters, he would never know. She would have been better off knowing the truth, in his opinion. But, instead, Karkaine had sworn to rip the head off of anyone that disobeyed her mother's request and told her about their mafia. Everyone was to remain as actors and businessmen, leaving her to believe that their cover was all that they were.
[[I hope you don't mind that I dragged Tantic is as well. Since she's so innocent minded, I figured that she would actually enjoy hunting for the eggs, unlike everyone else. If it's a problem, they can always send her home.]]