Noctisardor Bypass got a girl whose up for the mating

yes. val confirmed for Etienne, giving thibault a gentle nudge. this is thibault. faces began to pile in; val kept his gaze trained on the newer male flanking etienne. he wasn’t sure what to make of the man, but somehow expected glaukos to be much more menacing.

etienne introduced the stranger, and val’s pose relaxed slightly as he realized this wasn’t the seaborn’s captor. as suzu launched into explanation, val nudged thibault reassuringly, noting that the aforementioned anselm had been looking pointedly at the boy.

he squared his shoulders and looked then between etienne, suzu, and the new woman who’d arrived — who just introduced herself as heda.

were they safe?