Ouroboros Spine New beginnings

Again, it was the Eta who would arrive on the scene -- though lacking the stress that had brought her forth at Lilitu's inexperienced howl. Still, as the rumbles of a deeper baritone -- undeniably male -- reached her ears, the botanist was moved to respond vigilantly. 

She drew from the blackpine to face the male, tail and ears rising halfway in a lackluster show of dominance. She was higher than he in this land but if he possessed a good nose, he would be able to sniff out that she was not chieftain here. 

"Greetings," the artisan murmured, soft as a burbling brook, when she had stopped some safe distance from him. Her ears gave a brief tic, waiting for his words.