#kynith

[disinheritance]

Half of the characters of Disinheritance. Some of the character designs aren't final, and some of the sketches I'm less than pleased with, but I wanted to get something down.

[disinheritance]

Doodles of the rebellion leaders: Ruie, Lerudani and Kynith.

I'd say no prizes for guessing my favourite, but I'm not even sure which of them it would be. Used to be Ruie. These days I'm not so sure. 

[disinheritance]

Seven Moments - Kynith

Kynith is five years old when her little brother is born, and suddenly there are three of them. She likes the new one even less than she liked the old one. He makes too much mess and too much noise. Rafiel, on the other hand, appears delighted to have a brother at last.

She is nine years old when she finds her brother cute. He learns to walk on his own, but she holds his hand anyway. He can speak quite well by this point. She’ll never forget that he learned to say her name before his own.

She’s ten years old when her baby brother is taken from her and raised by their uncle instead. Kynith cries over him for a week, and every so often after that. She hears Rafiel doing the same, dampened through the walls. She feels close to him for the first time in years.

She’s twelve years old when she and Rafi are close again, united by the loss of their brother. They still have arguments on a regular basis, but Kynith can live with them. She knows they are only friends because Ksen isn’t there. He’s the favoured sibling, and always will be.

She’s fourteen years old when she first hears Rafiel cause an argument with somebody outside their family. She hears the insults thrown on both sides, including a rather long one that she doesn’t understand. It takes a long time for Kynith to pluck up the courage to ask Rafi about it. When she finally does, his explanation is short and bitter. She now understands why Ksen was taken instead of the eldest son.

She’s fifteen years old when the arguments escalate, and the two of them are all but forbidden from speaking to their little brother. Kynith lays the blame firmly at Rafiel’s feet. They stop talking much after that.

She’s twenty-five years old and finishing up work for the Guild when she dares to contact her little brother again. It isn’t just sentiment this time; she needs his help. The reply lets her know that she’s always been his sister.