Welcome Home

Manea had been expecting Ikigai's arrival any day once spring came upon them after the agreement they had made the season prior, through she of course expected her trip to be delayed by the onslaught of storms that popped up with the new season. Still, she had taken the time to prepare a spacious cave for her with comfortable furs and other amenities that she thought the Ashen woman would enjoy, though she still left plenty of room for it to be customized to Ikigai's tastes after she arrived. This was just so she would have somewhere homey to land once she arrived and to get her started in Elysium. She fully expected the transition to being away from home for the first time to be a difficult one and she wanted to make this as easy on her as possible.

Her ravens were always patrolling the nearby lands and when Temno appeared to let her know that Ikigai, Venom, and a slate and violet male were crossing the stone steppe she was glad to hear that they had made it—though immediately curious who it was that was traveling with them. It didn't match the description of anyone she had crossed paths with from Ashen thus far nor did it seem to follow the colors that she had seen from venom and her brood. She hurried out to the border of the rock garden to be there when they arrived and she saw them approaching nearly at the same time as herself. She of course was thrilled to see the woman who was quickly becoming one of her oldest friends as someone who didn't keep many friends and her beautiful daughter who looked more radiant by the day, but when her aqua gaze landed on the long lost form of her brother she could hardly keep the huge grin from her features.

"Well, it looks like you've found a stray on your way here," she joked to Venom and Ikigai, chuckling as she looked to Deimos with her tail wagging. She went up to Deimos and pulled him into a tight embrace, squeezing him with a warm hug. For the first time in years her and both of her brothers would be in the same place at the same time. If only their sister was still with them so their family could fully be reunited. Stepping back from her brother she turned her attention to the Ashen women, giving them both welcoming smiles. "I'm glad you've made it. Please, come in." She started leading them across onto the island, bringing them to the common meeting area where a large campfire was burning, staving off some of the northeastern chill.

"Manea Mendacium"