Ouroboros Spine a lonely company

mona sensed the tension in her brother — so odd to think of someone that way, one who had been a perfect stranger until a scant handful of moments ago. and yet her crimson ears fluted forward; a smile curved her features. "we left and settled in a large forest. it was ... cortland and i were well loved."
in spite of the mayfairs' rejection, it was casmir's determination and rowan's dilligence that had taught the last pair of lasher's children the family name was also theirs. thus, despite the fact she had not seen donnelaith or the french quarter, mona knew it as her identity, surrendering it for nothing. "where are you settled?" the firebird piped curiously after a moment. still searching for cortland, a quest she could ill afford to abandon, mona was nevertheless interested to know where constantine had settled.