Felines' Anthropomorphic Older Brother

Another person has arrived in Nod-Krai.

This person claims to be Flins's older brother. Not only does he look exactly like the Lightkeeper, but his strange, rambling name is exactly the same too, and he says all sorts of bizarre things. The Traveler is mistaken for one of Flins's cats or dogs kept in Nod-Krai the first time they meet. But that's fine, he isn't the only one who gets treated that way.

"Is this how brothers are supposed to act?" Paimon watches the two of them glued together, fire, uh, fairies, and is utterly baffled.

"Kids shouldn't watch this." The Traveler covers Paimon's eyes and leaves Flins's grave.

"Kirill, come back with me," Chudomirovich says firmly, holding Flins's lantern.

"..."

After all these centuries, it seems his brother still hasn't learned how to pass as human.

*Urgent clarification: these two are not related by blood (apologizes profusely, groveling with a pot lid over my head).

*The brother and Flins are the same spark of fire. He's older because of his existing sense of self, and they look alike because the brother changed to look like Flins after Flins took this form.

Theme: Why does love among Snezhnaya's little flames have to be love?