Wheeling Gull Isle Don't lose hope

I was asked to skip Reigi and Rokig; second half of my post contains Stockholm’s response, so @Laska, it’s your turn. ♥

“I am from Blackfeather Woods — ”

Coelacanth didn’t hold the sins of the Darkenwood against Maegi, but her distrust for the injured female grew exponentially. The name, spoken aloud — Blackfeather — caused her posture to stiffen and her jawline to tremble with the effort of keeping her fangs politely sheathed from view. Out of fairness, she listened to the female speak until she was finished, but her Neptune eyes were openly distressed, and the bitter tang of fear began slowly to permeate her scent.

“Maegi safe here,” she intoned in a timorous whisper that shook more than she wanted it to. In response to the scent of her fear and the tremor in her voice, `Io’s bristling heightened; she continued to thrum with what seemed a neverending growl. Coelacanth did not check her, needing the reassurance herself, practically depending on the raven to be her fangs. “Heal,” she added, cerulean, seabright eyes flickering to her mate for his input. A low whine stirred within her throat.

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Seelie’s intensely fearful response to the first half of the strange female’s sentence sets off warning bells for the Armenian. He takes his cues from his Aralez and listens with grave solemnity to what Moonshadow has to say, but he doesn’t let his guard down for a second. “We appreciate that,” he says of her willingness to let Maegi make her own choices. It seems to him that the girl needs time and space to heal, and as a self-appointed guardian to the seawolves, he attempts to advocate for that. “We’ll take care of her,” he promises, unconsciously echoing the words he’d spoken at Poppy’s death. The Gampr’s voice is gravelly with the vestiges of an unspent growl, but he strives for cordiality. He doesn’t mention that Hemlock and Seelie are practiced healers, or that the island has a spiritual healer in Komodo. Maybe it would’ve helped his case, but he is eager to put this meeting to rest and send the wolves on their way.