Shadewood piit ☆

The keep was not dissimilar to a bee hive in present days - from dawn til dusk there appeared to be a sort of buzz; the hustle and bustle of a growing unit, who were gaining enough of a presence to not be far off staking an official claim. Fathomless cerulean kept careful watch on the goings of the shadewood troupe, but even she could be caught unawares: Cry's summon had her soft ears perk, nose slanting toward the sky before answering with a short song of acknowledgement and slipping through the trees to greet her husband.

The woman was unfamiliar. Instinctively, Gwen sidled up to her shadowed king and bumped his side affectionately, placing a small greeting-kiss at his ebony cheek before allowing her gaze to fully tip in the direction of the newcomer. "Hi there... I'm Gwen. You must be... a new recruit?" she uttered, still idly melting into the man beside her, as though his warmth might seep into her own bones. She had arrived only seconds after Phex began to depart, but took the notion of smiling at her, just in case the girl might catch a glimpse of it before she dissolved into the undergrowth.