Broken Antler Fen We don't talk anymore.

bridget looked at her. ibis spoke of eljay. teya wanted to know why she herself had not been nominated for auspex, and jealousy simmered lowly in her. yet the girl recognized her unfairness, recognized that she did not even want the role, she only wanted it to be one of the women who gathered with her now.
but eljay was kind, perhaps one of the most skilled among them.
she nodded.
"eljay help me at the borders, to greet kynareth." the name of the saints' leader rolled from her tonguetip purringly, despite her attempt at formality. "he will be good auspex."
that left she, maia, bridget, and ibis as the choices for ravens. but her red-masque companion had never uttered a word toward wanting such, and the other two were mothers now. 
teya looked to ibis. "will you — come back?" she inquired, wondering if this change was to be permanent.