Surprise?

Ezra hadn't really liked mornings at all until moderately recently and even then he still didn't get up nearly as early as his father or some of his siblings did. He just got up when it was still pretty firmly morning and not noon which felt like an improvement. He was just getting up and starting to pull on his armor when he heard his father call for him and his siblings, making him lift his head with a curious tilt. Ulric only really called them all together like this when he had something to tell them or give them so it must be at least kind of important, whatever it was. Ezra finished getting his armor into place so he could go out on a patrol afterward and then went down to the courtyard, trotting along quickly with long strides.

When he got down to the grassy area where his father was waiting, he saw Lillith with him first and then his ice blue landed on the lady that was sitting beside him. The easy smile on his lips faded a bit as his brows pulled together with a bit of confusion creasing his brow. He quickly smoothed his expression back out though as he approached the group, not letting the stranger see the flicker in his expression. She had the same sort of clusters of speckles and dots on her shoulders and hips like their father and Jane both did and she was the same sorts of brown colors as Ulric as well, except just lighter and with more gray tones around most of her body. Was she an aunt they hadn't met? Or a cousin maybe? Either way, he sat down next to Lillith and gave the stranger a little grin and a nod, trying to be friendly for the time being.

Ezra Adravendi