Altar of Twilight 'don't wait for me, don't wait for mom,'

she is about,  the easthollow guardian intoned. arcturus instinctively searched about them, his eyes narrowed. he did not wish to know korei any better than he knew of her by rumor -- if she was nearby, he was ready to leave. arcturus was that loyal to his family that if they made one the scapegoat, well, he would too.

korei julia did not appear magically from the forest. arcturus' attentions slid to ira as she sat a distance away, just far enough away to not be intrusive. unfortunately for her, arcturus was in a stormy mood and her presence was intrusion enough. ira's well-meaning question was completely ignored; the dark brute rounded his rough shoulders and shot ira an accusatory glance before blurting: "are you her girlfriend or something?"