Blackfeather Woods and he spent a long time watching from his lonely wooden tower

skipping @Fire this round with permission.

the dark priestess' stare was chilling and impassive and wintersbane accepts it out of a continued and simple effort to appease her. perhaps, the tundrian considers, it does not entirely go undeserved. he should have went to the listener as soon as his failed attempt to siphon information from the redhawk woman had been only half of a success ( he was going to need some work; some feral edges still needing smoothed out to make him a lethal spy ). her gaze does not linger long for it is not long before mou and maegi approach.

a growl comes from the listener and wintersbane's glacial gaze and attention snap back to the dark priestess, turning from the captive redhawk in their midst. she speaks largely to maegi though, stating that it was the war that had killed her father. there is a twitch to wintersbane's ear, a jump of a muscle in his jaw as the listener's words — though not meant for him — reminded him of mallaidh's words to him: lotte died looking for you. it wasn't the same ...relmyna was not accusing maegi for the death of her father but the implication of use: to inspire something from the girl was kind of similar. or perhaps, wintersbane, still fresh from that failed second attempt at a family reunion, was quick to draw a similarity where there was none.

because the listener's attention seems focused solely upon maegi and because wintersbane wasn't present for the kidnapping of the redhawk woman he remains silent until he is required to speak. having already heard the flame-kissed woman's side, it cannot be denied that wintersbane's curious to hear mou and maegi's side of the story: to find out what in all of the void they were thinking.