[Maximillion, cougar, short and dark brown hair, arrogant and looks down on others around him while failing to realise his own shortcomings. From his choice, it was obvious that the sword had been already prepared so he was unable to show off any of his own advantages while showed his disadvantages with one or more being from not making his own decisions. He must have followed his mothers preparations and relied fully on that but it will only help to build up a lazy personality that will not put in effort to achieve things. It also shows that he can be swayed by others and manipulated while his own abilities may be unfit for his role which are not good traits to have for a family head. Hopefully he will show some growth once the lessons begin or through a harsh lesson, failure or humiliation.]
His evaluation of the eldest son was not a good one compared to his praise for the two oldest children as he viewed him as someone without a mind of his own that did not notice his own shortcomings along with others true value which could make him develop bad habits and start slacking from an early age.
The old lynx mink spoke coldly as he looked over the document and then turned to the next to check the rest for any errors or add additional notes. "I, Rufus Meridian will not let a puppet of another family be seated as the family head."
He hated the idea of the family being swallowed up by outsiders as they control the family as they manipulate Maximillion so he decided to carefully watch to see if there was any hope left in Maximillion.
[Milo, ocelot, messy spiked reddish brown hair, has a serious inferiority complex and holds a grudge against others for little reason which shows he has a short temper, little tolerance towards others and no patience. This is proven as he had held a grudge and targeted his older sister because of his own inferiority and as he saw her as an easy target because she has the least power in the family and is part of a weaker bloodline type. Out of spite, he wasted one of two choices he had gained due to his own family circumstances just to spite Pixel and to possibly also use the swords grudge against Pixel in the future. He may not have long term plans of keeping that person by his side but if given the chance to discard it in an attempt to harm Pixel or his other siblings, he may take the risk. He has potential for causing trouble and causing unrest within the family so he needs to be observed so he does not continue to go down the wrong path. He greatly disappointed me when he was intimidated by Pixel but he was able to choose someone on his own. He has potential as a schemer or someone who uses underhanded tricks and plots which could help the family in some ways but he needs to develop a stabled mind and rid himself of his complexes, otherwise he could cause problems within the family as well as outside. He has a habit of bulling and oppressing those weaker than him and he does not treat his sister well as he seems to be using her for his own gains without considering her feelings. If this continues to grow worse then they may have to be separated.]
Rufus saw Milo as someone short tempered and difficult to handle so he evaluated him harshly, he did note some positive things but they were only his wishful thinking since he had noticed the early signs of a trouble maker from him which could later turn much worse and could cost the lives of those within the family.
He could put a stop to it early but it was his own task to observe and provide the necessary tests and resources to each child without bias until the family rules had been broken and he could enforce them.
Just like the other children, he hoped that their mandatory education or his own chosen subjects to study would help him improve and gain something positive.
[Cleo, ocelot, long reddish brown hair, timid and quiet personality which shows that she has been suppressed and possibly bullied by her brother. She is unable to stand up for herself possibly due to her mother prioritising her brother over her and not taking her side when there is a problem. She is clearly being manipulated and used by her brother to help him gain an advantage over his other siblings. It is recommended that she start learning in some private lessons and build up her confidence while she be monitored more closely so her progress is not further hindered. She needs to develop her own individuality before I can see any hope for her.]
Cleo had been given an evaluation which was just as bad as the others but it had more to do with her being unable to do anything for herself and that everything was for her brother.
Twins are usually said to be connected, should support each other or one is weaker upon birth so the other is treated worse due to one taking away most of the nourishment before the birth which leads to the parents doting on the sick child and forcing the other to take on more hardships but then there is the situation of a male and female twin where the parents value the male over the female which had lead to the current events.
In their mothers mind, the son would have the most chance to inherit so most of her efforts were placed on the him as she made use of the daughter to assist him.
The difference in treatment had created the current family dynamic which had moulded the children and developed their personalities down a bad path at the age of four.
She may have also mentioned the difficulty of him inheriting the position due to him having an older brother and sister which lead to his complex which caused him to take it out on his sister which affected her more negatively as she had been broken down at such a young age.
Although the shadow guards where there to protect and monitor each of the children, they could not spy on them all the time and they could not know the things going on within the homes but the sword selection had given Rufus a chance to see how the children were being raised along with their progress over their four years in the household.