Phoenix Maplewood long before the haze

Although her initial address to the stranger had not been aggressive or particularly unfriendly, it was obvious she did not appreciate the other's presence. Whether this distaste had existed there originally or only came up when it was revealed that she was a friend of Aditya's was no one's business but Alya's.

"You're in good company, then," she said dryly, dark blue eyes skating from the woman to Aditya and back again. She turned to give Desdemona's shoulder a soothing nudge just for something to do - something that wasn't staring piercingly at the other two wolves, that is. "I'm Alya, and this hellcat is Desdemona. You'll have to excuse her - we couldn't have known."