Neverwinter Forest i'm beyond the archetype

Cypress looked completely downtrodden and reluctant to do anything, but the trio moved along the borders, reinforcing the scented boundaries here and there as they went. Shrike felt a bit uncomfortable, spending time with both the male who'd known Allure longer than he, and her younger brother who was also in mourning. It certainly didn't make for the most stimulating conversation, though he assumed Cypress wouldn't want to talk much at all, less so to a male he didn't seem to know- as Kjalarr soon set about introducing himself. 

"How long have you known Allure for?" He asked Kjalarr then, knowing the information was more for him than Cypress, but perhaps Cypress would take comfort in the fact that the conversation had been shifted away from him and to his sister, with whom he was close. Exactly how close was this Jorunn to Allure? Though he'd made reference to an Ondine, he still had to make sure he had no competition for Allure's affection.