Orion scoffed. Having been the head of the family for so long, Baba Violette had far more patience with those inside than she made the appearance of. If she was going to kill any family it would have to be for the betterment of the rest of the family- though that had been what his uncle's stricter hand had been for when Orion was young in the Balkans.
"This is the first bottle she's given me. I'm not too sure how poppy would affect me." He laughed again, shaking his head.
While Nik might not have had the simple ease that a family environment created, Orion had the opposite situation. Being who he was and handling the world with a shrug and a continued step forward, Orion could be at ease around almost anyone- family or not. He had an internal shyness that he covered with a laid-back nature and dry sarcastic jokes that few understood.