"They don't get involved in politics unless the land itself is being threatened. They have to be neutral. So, civil wars? Not their thing."
He frowned a little. "It's likely they might not have existed at all in your world. They're direct descendants of the Morrigan's eldest son who... seriously fucked up something major sometime after shorty after the Tuatha came to Eire and nearly destabilized everything. The others wanted to kill him. Instead, the Morrigan managed to convince the others just to curse him and his children."
Kale tugged on his brilliantly red hair. "This red here and the green eyes? It's known as McCallum red and green. Only McCallums who live at Thorn Hall for a great deal of time will have these colors. Some of my little cousins live in Dublin most of the year, but on Summer holidays they'll come down to the Hall and their hair always turns more red after spending the summer with us. It doesn't matter what color hair the non-McCallum spouse has, if they marry into the McCallums and live at Thorn Hall, their children's hair will be red, the eyes green.
"It's so everyone knows who we are. What we did. And that they should run away really fast or surrender if they see us coming for them. Because we're a one family army if need be. Even one of us can be dangerous."
He laughed a bit. "So, I guess you're right. One choice can have lasting consequences."
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He frowned a little. "It's likely they might not have existed at all in your world. They're direct descendants of the Morrigan's eldest son who... seriously fucked up something major sometime after shorty after the Tuatha came to Eire and nearly destabilized everything. The others wanted to kill him. Instead, the Morrigan managed to convince the others just to curse him and his children."
Kale tugged on his brilliantly red hair. "This red here and the green eyes? It's known as McCallum red and green. Only McCallums who live at Thorn Hall for a great deal of time will have these colors. Some of my little cousins live in Dublin most of the year, but on Summer holidays they'll come down to the Hall and their hair always turns more red after spending the summer with us. It doesn't matter what color hair the non-McCallum spouse has, if they marry into the McCallums and live at Thorn Hall, their children's hair will be red, the eyes green.
"It's so everyone knows who we are. What we did. And that they should run away really fast or surrender if they see us coming for them. Because we're a one family army if need be. Even one of us can be dangerous."
He laughed a bit. "So, I guess you're right. One choice can have lasting consequences."