Neverwinter Forest wasting time on climbing hills

On the other hand, maybe Ibis was at an advantage in comparison to her brother -- Mal didn't have any sharp memories of her other than the fact she existed somewhere in the background.  It was Okeanos and the older grey chick that primarily featured on his disliked list, but that other pair of siblings were long since gone.  He couldn't even remember their names.  Okay, he probably didn't remember Ibis' either until Okeanos said it.  He was just that great of a social butterfly.

Which was probably why instead of going over to say hi, Mal's first reaction was to just stop and watch her.  He still really wasn't 100% sure what was going to happen here -- whether he really wanted them to stay or if at some point it would make more sense for them to go elsewhere.  But at a certain point, if he wanted a pack he'd have to find some wolves he trusted.  He would have preferred if both of them were replaced by his sisters, no question there.

Then she noticed him.  Watching for a moment longer, he finally started towards her at an easy pace.  He was probably a little hard to read other than "neutral" mostly because his own mind was kind of a mess.  With time would hopefully come clarity.  The siblings were quite different in size, as became clear.  She was positively shrimpy, even in comparison to the completely average-sized Mal.  Hey.  He didn't know what to expect from her, and emotionally kept at a distance.  If she agreed with her brother, then maybe it wouldn't be a problem... But if she drank the koolaid and thought nothing had been wrong at Elysium, it probably wouldn't work out in the end.  There were certain lines that he had drawn that he was now unwilling to budge on.