I watch the city burn, these dreams like ashes float away...
The sound of playing children brought a smile to Lilitha’s face, and one ear angled to listen and make sure the little ones were safe and staying nearby as the other swiveled to observe her surroundings. Never quite at rest, never quite trusting even home to remain safe when little lives were involved. So of course she heard his approach, and heard the sound of far more feet than just his. So today would be a bit more eventful than anticipated, would it?
“Ruan,” she replied, matching his quiet solemnity. “Warlight, Clayton, Raul,” she repeated, nodding at each of them in turn. “Three of you, hm?” Seemed a bit excessive for a diplomatic visit, though her experience so far was limited to just a couple of them. Still, they looked like a group somehow, a familiarity to the way they stood perhaps, some subtlety of body language she couldn’t quite pin down that made her suspect they were from the same kingdom, even if they usually only sent one.
“Where are you all from then, and what brings you to Taiga?” The usual, no doubt, a courtesy visit, asking about the state of the territory, making polite overtures, trying to suss out how their respective lands would interact. She did her best to look interested and open, keeping a polite expression on her face as she waited for an answer. Might as well get this over with.
((lol sorry, Ru was gonna handle this visit and then they had to pick who was in charge, kinda threw a wrench in that plan. So. Sorry for the runaround, it wasn’t deliberate.))
...your voice I never heard, only silence.