"She's my half-sister by blood, but she's not a Wartooth. If there's a cuddly-thing gene in our family, she wouldn't have it." He rolled over and looked at her with a playful glint in his eye, "And I know all too well that family is family, blood or not. She's just not a Wartooth." Kissing Lilo lightly, Teja slid a bit closer. "I like complicated. I like having a large family. I like being able to take care of everyone and make sure they're safe from people out there who, although may not be as bad as me, are still bad people." His fingers wrapped around the middle of his plush and he took the toy from her and wrapped his arm around it.
"Those people might hurt my people, and I can't let that happen."