The Sentinels Be your own light, they said, but he needed others to help him illuminate the dark.

not sure if Deirdre just saw aria and waved her tail or if it was actually directed at her- taking the same direction as Kurai, where aria knows she's there but does not see her. hope that's okay. (:

The man spoke. He was shaky and perhaps uncertain, but he spoke regardless. The icy female nodded, for she was well aware of this, but made no comment of her knowledge. "Welcome," she said to him, her head dipping slightly. Her head raised once again to her more dominant posture, although truthfully it was her natural stance- stiff and straight. "My name is Aria- a member of the January family," she introduced, only recently taking pride in the second name she'd been given. She'd known Lasher to do so, and therefore did it herself. 

Aria found the scent of Deirdre, wafting nearby, and the girl's ears perked with hope. She had (unfortunately) been too distracted to deal with the pups as much as she had wanted to, and therefore had not received the trade she longed to master- caretaking. It was not a powerful trade, by any means, but she loved it. She hoped the babe would come out, but seeing that she had not yet, she didn't think that she would.