hey neighbor

Her mother was quick to respond despite it being daytime, the fact surely hurting the albinistic woman’s eyes and skin. The girl hoped that the interaction would go quickly so that Recluse could shelter herself back into the confines of the mountain cave she’d claimed and get the rest she needed. The woman began speaking, offering a quick greeting before getting straight to the point of her visit, a fact she quite appreciated. Kali could be quite conniving, but in general affairs she preferred to be quick and to the point. And what she proposed piqued Kali’s interest.

However, she was skeptical. It seemed too…altruistic. Surely no one did something so nice for nothing, and if they did they were a fool. But at the same time, they wouldn’t look a gift horse in the mouth. They were a pack of spies after all, and it seemed that kids from all regions would filter in to be taught. Kids who were loose lipped and might slip out a family secret or two. The Cherubim put on a charming smile, her bi-colored gaze crinkling at the corners as she looked to Recluse, who she was sure was thinking along the same lines. “Well, that sounds amazing. We value education in Habari as well, don’t we, Mom?” she offered, tail tip twitching behind her lithe frame.