Leave your heart on the table [Joining]

Jupiter acknowledged Cherokee's greeting with a flick of her ear, a glance thrown at him signaling that if he wished to leave, he may. Gaze wavered back to Arya as her introduction swept forth. The cowering woman before her seemed to have stop quivering and the she-wolf wondered why the girl cowered so. There were many that came to her this way but why they felt the need to grovel before a stranger, even if it were the leader of a pack they weren't apart of, always puzzled her. Having always been a more relaxed individual, she found such shows a little extravagant. Silence threaded her lips shut until the woman's second set of dialogue came, and a grim look crossed her expressions.



"Mmm," she acknowledged shortly, tone and features slightly dark, nodding once. "Haven't we all..." Such speech was not constructed as a question but more as merely an agreement.



The lady went immediately into a straightforward approach in regards to her membership and such a method of address pleased her. A chuckle rumbled from her larynx. "Then, as your first duty, should membership truly be your intention, will be to rise and never grovel before me in such a manner." Though her words were firm, her tone was gentle, neutral expression lapsing into a little more of a friendly one. Wariness still lurked in the back of her mind, though, and before readily drawing this lupine into the realm of Ludicael--the realm where her pups lay sleeping--she decided to keep the lass here until she discovered more about her.



Haunches lowered to the ground as she made herself comfortable, celestial eyes of vibrant violet peering at the newcomer with curiosity. Should Cherokee have still been present by this point and time, Jupiter would glance to him and nod to him in dismissal if he'd chosen not to leave earlier. It was then and only then that she would move on. "So, what is it that you regret?" she asked, tipping her audits tentatively forth, deciding that the woman would need to be open with her before she welcomed the female into her ranks. "Murder? Breaking the heart of another? Standing by when you should have stepped in?" Questions were formed carefully and with thought, and she shook her head slightly. "All of those are things I could relate to. So, what offense have you done?"




"speech"