Witch's Marsh i'm living the single (single) life

With an offer to help sliding easily from her lips Ibis was pleased; her tail fluffed and wagged a bit, although the momentum of her growing good cheer stuttered slightly with what came next. She could not deduce a meaning from the vague manner of Bhediya's reply. The look on the woman"s face appeared to be dismissive and pained. Ibis did not know if it was right to probe for more; but she opted not to, just as Awol slunk up beside them. He was very quiet and Ibis was immediately distracted by his voice.

Bhediya was quick to introduce herself. Ibis shifted to another patch of grass so that they could share space a little better, and quickly said, This is Awol, a budding scout. She smiled as she thought of their meeting, and gave the boy a swift once-over with her eyes. Bhediya was scouting for a bit too, but she might stay with us a while. She explained to him, her smile growing, finally starting to feel a genuine warmth now that there were such lovely people to spend her time with.