Blackfeather Woods someone to rely on as lightning comes a-staring in again

the girl's expression was cool as the woman had a sudden change in demeanor, leaving hotly on nimble heels. astara had no farewell for the woman, though her ear flicked with an idle, almost contemptuous flicker.

the intelligent aubergine of her gaze fell back to maegi, for she had inquired of astara's interrupted sigil. quietly, the night-cub slipped towards the shrine. in her jaws she snagged the clouded stone and in answer presented it at maegi's feet, eyes scanning the disfigured features of the woman to gauge her reaction -- to see if she recognized the seeing stone in which relmyna had often used to commune with their daedra.