Ravensblood Forest Blackworm

meredith's expression briefly fell, disappointment flickering across her features like a passing shadow. no eye today, she thought, pouting slightly as the idea of her macabre collection remaining one short momentarily soured her mood. she had been so certain this one would’ve been a fine addition.

but then her gaze lingered on the black-cloaked woman, on the way she carried herself with that unsettling confidence, that edge of something dark and untamed. a thought struck her—perhaps there was something even better than another trinket for her trove. perhaps this stranger could be... useful.

or maybe, just maybe, a friend!

a sly smile began to curl at her lips as she turned to nox, her eyes gleaming with a mischievous light. well, captain, she quipped lightly, her disappointment vanishing as quickly as it had appeared. guess you’ve got yerself a proper stray, huh?

she stepped closer to her, her head tilting as she regarded the dark woman with newfound intrigue. lucky us. her voice carried a playful edge, but there was no mistaking the genuine curiosity behind her words.