OOC: That's my cue!
As a being of light, she merged quite well with the darkness, going relatively unseen save by the one who knew her well. It had been with a provisional eye that she watched, more so for the sake of the girl than he companion. She knew him well, a beast that did not care for wasted time. And while she had seen him as soft in his own way, she was not ready to believe that others could with difficulty. She would not have thought that her presence was cause for his curbed tongue, but some change within himself as both inquisitor and welcomer of the new into their fold.
When a last he passed his judgment, she emerged coming to stand beside him with certainty in her place. She was mindful of their difference in rank, doing well to keep both head and tail subtly lower than his own but lacked the submission of a full subordinate. Even when she spoke it was with an authority to mirror his own, but a softness too to convey a more lenient nature.
“I am Xi’nuata,” she greeted, dipping her muzzle in warm regard. “I am under the warrior faction as well and will also see to your training.” And then, gently, the corners of her weathered maw lifted with a smile. “But perhaps now, it is best we find a place for you to rest. In the morning you will be guided and introduced to the rest…” |