Nova Peak The rhythm of a beating, braver heart.

Moonspear. The place where her brother, Dirge, had made what Nyx assumed to be his forever home. She took a moment to reflect solemnly on her last encounter with him, back when Diaspora lived alongside the lake, and bitterly regretted how abruptly she'd ended that encounter. The lioness seemed to make a habit of disappearing acts when it came to her most beloved sibling.

Her focus turned to what Mahler suggested for their children: how he wished for them to dwell on another mountain's slopes to hone their fighting skills, and how he wished for them to think on seeking companionship in their ally's sons. Nyx wondered if he'd considered this for Phaedra too, or if the gargoyle wished only to remove her daughters by him from his fresh start on Nova Peak.

"I shall consider this," she said levelly, and would do so at great length in the days to follow.