Arrow Lake — disappearances, after all, have explanations. usually.

all of them seemed to come bearing willing bodies and hopeful hearts, personal skills aside, and though stigmata was not inclined to turn aurëwen away - not in this state - he felt that they could all be trusted for now at least. and still, suspicion crawled through him like a cold poison. he had questions based only on paranoia and sheer fantasy, and he worried intensely that once they were recovered, their supposed gratitude would melt like the frost.

he could only find peace with this intrusion by turning his eyes on mahler and takiyok, respectively. neither of them seemed daunted, and rather than trying to persuade them that this should be more concerning, he knew it would be best to roll with the majority and simply keep an eye on things as they progressed. he licked his chops, and nodded with finality. "all of you, come. the lake is not far inland, and our caches there should sate you. we will take up the matter of a den afterward," he looked pointedly at the ballooned starsprite, and unintentionally glanced at her celestial twin, vonnaruil, as he turned to lead the troupe into diaspora's unending realm.

Will go ahead and fade here <3