The Tangle gymnopédie no.1

mmm. a brief hum through pursed lips as she regards the ruddy dark wolf, after which Avicus finally deems her not a threat. the woman, at least. her companions? that remained to be seen.

she sucks in a breath, thinking. the eyes are haunting her.

your ma, she says after a few quiet moments, meeting that bone-white gaze. her name Averna?

family. the traveler would be the closest thing she'd have to her mother—in blood—beyond her siblings, and she knows that should the answer be yes, she cannot possibly let that link slip away so easily.