Jade Fern Grove slay the nemean lion

Lilia had learned by now that she had two hungers that motivated her actions. The hunger for companionship and the hunger for power. She had thought the two would always go hand in hand- and when it came to Ingram, she felt that both could be satisfied, perhaps...If only he wasn't still a complete stranger. A fascinating, attractive one- but a stranger still. 

Within her she knew a warmth, one that had come from those who had tended to her for some time, who had begun to court her. Those who knew her insecurities, and who sought to embolden her against her fears. They might have also been a means of finding her way to power, too- but it was so difficult to tell, not knowing which of the Redtail Rise boys might eventually end up making themself a leader. 

Here, now, there was Ingram- who looked and saw that there was potential for them together- and offered her what seemed like a promise. She was starved for it- 

- but then she remembered her ties. The ones who nurtured her. 

Now did not seem a safe time to break away from him. Gently, she thought. 

"When?" 

Learn more- and then consider her options.