Noctisardor Bypass Is is and isn't isn't

Welp, was hoping to wait for Slug but will just continue to be vaaaaagueee! Whoever grabs 'em can pop in whenevar. :P

Those first two were so very different. No matter how Slug acted, it seemed likely they'd be between the two, so we'll find out at some point! Already she speculated how they might be -- loudness as strength, silence as studious, perhaps a few alternates for both. Look, Arbiter was kind of weird with the whole motherly love thing, she had a not-really-normal sense of a lot of things, but in the end it usually seemed to work out okay.

And for now, fed meant happy. She looked over the trio once more, assuring that they were doing as expected and positioned well enough that she'd be comfortable getting some sleep, but footsteps outside the den paused that train of thought. She stayed silent at least, wondering if she'd get to do a nose removal procedure on someone. Scent eventually answered her question, though -- Kaertok. A pause, then she relaxed a bit. She was fine if he stayed out there. But she did give him a tidbit of info as she settled herself down, There are three.