James laughs at the look on Alexei's face and then pushes his mate the rest of the way towards Yvette before following.

"Nicely done," praises Yvette, scooping up her daughter again.

"Mmmmmm. Another!"

Aurene catches another bird, breaking its neck! Then she leaps back over to Alexei and holds it up to him.

"I know you don't know how so here!" she says, offering him the dead bird.

??????? what the fuck

He... accepts the bird????? And then looks at his mates because help???????????????

Nope sorry honey James is laughing too hard now.

"And now you drink its blood," says Aurene, sagely.

Oh no so cute but okay yes she will save her new mate. Or at least help him.

"She doesn't expect you to eat it like she does. Just. She. Wants to help. If you'd rather not I can take it."

"No mummy he has to learn," says the coven's taskmaster.

...he... tentatively lifts the bird to his lips? And?? Sinks his teeth into it?

And makes a disgusted face when he tastes the blood but dutifully drains it.

"Eee!" says the two month old half-vampire, beaming. "Good job."

"Thank you for humoring her," says Yvette, at a pitch Aurene can't hear. "I'm sorry. I swear carnivores taste slightly less terrible."

"...yay?"

What does he do with this corpse.

Aurene will take it back! She sniffs it, critically.

"Mummy clean it!"

"Yes, dear," sighs the latest victim of the coven's real power.

Venom: gets transmuted into water. And then she hands the bird back.

She plucks the offending feathers off and then gets to crunching. Crunch crunch crunch.

What an intensely strange small person.

"You should pet him," James tells Yvette. "His hair is very nice and soft."

But... but she's supposed to be strong, but. But soft hair. And he's so cute! And he did so well and was so sweet and tolerant to her strange little murder child!!!

....

Okay yes she'll indulge in hairpets. Pet, pet, pet, pet.

"Mmmmm blocks."

This demand is at James. She is looking expectantly at her father, now. No one will be spared Aurene's wrath. No one.

James will sigh longsufferingly and then obey his taskmaster.

Eeeee he's being petted he purrs contentedly and wait where did James go nooooooo

"Awwwwww. It's okay, we'll go too," says Yvette, and she gently tugs Alexei after their mate.

And thus, all grownups are gathered around while Aurene plays blocks. This is how the world should be.

Yvette can lean on Alexei and gently keep petting his hair, though. Poor dear. He keeps being so sad if he's missing a mate!!!!