Noctisardor Bypass got a girl whose up for the mating

ty everyone for joining <3 going to do round two, no post order? i'll leave it vague in case others still want to pop in!

they stood tentatively at the grim mouth of noctisydor; val realized suddenly he'd been here before.

suzu caught her breath. thibault looked out of place and perhaps bewildered. val was about to give him a word of encouragement when he saw etienne, mercifully unharmed so far as he could tell. eti, val breathed with a wave of his tail as the boy, now a man, swept towards his sister in an embrace.

he caught thibault's look of consternation and reassured him under his breath: that is your cousin, thibault. etienne. val allowed suzu and etienne their greeting before he came closer, worried gaze raking across etienne's fur for any sign of malnourishment, abuse, or disabuse.

the male to etienne's side was given a precusory glance - something about the stranger caused ripples of unease in him. it was then val connected the history of this place -- all from the coldness of anselm's yellow eye.

could this be glaukos? etienne, val began, cautious in case this was the very man they intended to rescue etienne from. who is your friend?