Sunspire Mountains sleepy fox hollow

The priestess hadn't meant to startle the sprite, and her posture relaxed accordingly in reaction to the tension clear in the younger female's body. It was a mere instant, these small reactions, and in a heartbeat they seemed to have gained understanding of one another. It surprised Aktaiê, slightly, that the dark youth seemed so fearless... but then again, this was a female, and Nereides younger than she appeared to be were already training as Amazons.

Aktaiê's head tilted in curiosity as the youth personified the coming season, but the confusion was swiftly explained. "A fox...?" she queried, though it died in her throat as the dark female turned to stare with a tentative smile. She had not yet had sprites of her own, though she planned to soon, and felt her heart melt in that small action. She briefly considered whisking the child back to her camp, as she might have done back in Themiscrya; the feeling intensified at Junior's introduction. A fine Nereides she would make, but... where would she take her? Back to a camp, with safety anything but guaranteed?

"I am Aktaiê Nereides," she began, and after a moment of consideration and wink, "the second. Amazon and High Priestess," the siren continued in the same manner of introduction. "Of this place, I am not sure..." but before Aktaiê continued, a little wolf appeared to startle both of them from the brush.

Once more, the siren's head tilted in curiosity, this time at the strange creature.