Dragoncrest Cliffs cry for judas

@Aure!

there is no room for blixen to seek peace in solitude, so she doesn't bother trying; besides, isolating herself has never been her style. she has, finally, told @Helix to return to trigeda with the news. saying goodbye to helix is... hard, right now. she'd been there for blix during her first tenure as leader in nomi's absence, and the large, dark woman reminds her -- reminds her a lot of nomi. they aren't the same, she knows that, and it's painful as much as it comforting to note those similarities, but still, selfishly she wants her mentor to remain.

unfortunately, this situation is something she's gotta figure out on her own. well, more or less -- obviously she has mallaidh, and dio (and artaax) and her kru. but she's not a fool. even if nomi had singled her out to lead her own branch before -- it's different than having to fill in nomi's paw prints. she's young and inexperienced and she can tell her kru are still doubtful -- and eastwood seems to have -- well, she doesn't blame him, honestly. the tension is hard to miss. she doesn't blame any of them. but it only makes her want to prove herself even more right now.

(she still hasn't cried.)

with singleminded intensity she takes up patrolling as though her life depends on it, maintaining their borders scrupuously and adding a leg across the territory, that she might keep an eye on everyone. any sign of weakness right now is an invitation for drageda to collapse, and that's one thing blixen can't allow. she may be inexperienced but she did earn her way into hedakru. she can earn her way into everyone's trust too, and it is with that in mind that she pauses by the lake, her gaze landing on the mouth of hougeda, contemplating whether she should sweep by inside and check on everyone.