Your friend in the dark

He seemed to be a man of few words, but a watchful man all the same. She surmised he would fit right in with the men in her family, if they could find it within themselves to admit anyone was really worthy of anything. Kiyo came from a prideful lot, though they would never admit to it. Lineage was everything and fine breeding was the pinnacle of producing worthy heirs to produce even more worthy future leaders. She hated the idea, truly, but it was the life she lived although it was a lot better now that she was away from Iga.

He informed her that he wasn’t actually out investigating, but was simply taking a walk. Her head tilted to the side curiously and her silver gaze glanced around them. “Were it not for the conditions we find ourselves in, I would say it was a fine night for a walk. But I fear we don’t know what oddities lie around every tree anymore,” she said, her paws fussing over pulling the cobwebs back apart so she could grab another fungi sample. The pale woman motioned for him to come closer, turning her back to inspect the glowing elephant ear fungi to find the next best sample. She didn’t worry about an attack from behind. Despite her regal and gentle appearance, she was quite quick on her feet, and Aki was keeping a watchful eye on their new company. She would certainly alert her immediately if he tried anything.

“I am not from here, no. I grew up in a society very different from most around this continent, and English is not my first language. Still, I find it more agreeable to where I was before,” Kiyo replied, offering a smile over her shoulder. She reached up once more to wrap the cobwebs around a mushroom, pulling it and shimmying it until it released it’s hold from the tree. “What about you? I smell the Armada on your pelt, but that doesn’t tell a whole story,” she prompted, carefully wrapping her prize.