Sunbeam Lair We all gaze at the stars

The first to arrive had been Noctura, and she'd greeted him accordingly. A silence had filled the space between them, both waiting for more of the tribe to arrive. She could think of nothing to say—not just yet, at least. It would do no good to repeat herself several times over, thus her maw remained clamped shut until more bodies had started to reveal themselves. Even when Ezimette had shown up, the chieftess said nothing. She did, however, offer a curt nod in greeting, though the moment her eyes landed on the other woman's face, she could feel her chest clench. It troubled her, still, what she had chosen to do. No matter, the feeling was shaken away before it could root itself any deeper into her system, reminding herself that it was a necessary thing. Though young and capable of forgiveness, she was still a leader, and as such she could not allow for herself to be walked all over; that included her trust being taken advantage of.

When Jolon had arrived, the way he'd greeted the previously missing woman had the dragoness' ears pushing forward out of curiosity. He seemed to not be bothered by that fact that she'd left them, but was instead just happy to have her back. Should she have responded the same way...? No, she could not think like that. The decision had already been made, and that was that. Besides, she had more important things to focus on at the moment, a fact she was reminded of when Leo had nudged her and asked a question. All had yet to gather, but she felt the group to be large enough already for her to answer him. "We will be hunting together as a tribe—as a family," she had said, her voice loud enough for the others to hear as well. "It is time we truly begin living again, that we put the darkness behind us. This is our home now, and so we shall honour it with a hunt and then a feast." At the end, she smiled, gaze flickering about to try and catch each of their reactions.